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DesktopLinux: Manufacturing Pioneer Saves Time, Money with Linux Management Tool

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 28, 2004

“Managing Linux is a top priority for companies that are looking
to open source software in the enterprise and is a key
consideration for IT execs contemplating a switch. Specialty
plastics manufacturing company, the Kerr Group, is replacing aging
Windows machines with Xandros Linux desktops across 14 plants and
warehouses in the US. Kerr, known globally for its pioneering
technology in the development and manufacture of child-resistant
packaging systems, participated in a beta program with Xandros that
gave Kerr’s network administrator Troy Backus early access to the
Linux maker’s new management tool, Xandros Desktop Management
Server (xDMS)…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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