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SearchEnterpriseLinux: Expert Describes Samba in Action

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 30, 2004

[ Thanks to Michael
S. Mimoso
for this link. ]

What challenges do corporate Samba users who want to
move their desktops from Microsoft platforms and applications to
Linux and open source face?

“Terpstra: Alternatives to Microsoft Windows on the desktop are
growing in number. The challenge is that many businesses have
processes that are really tied to Microsoft Office. The
front-running alternative today is OpenOffice, which is a great
product but it does not offer perfect file interoperability.
OpenOffice is getting there, but it still poses a challenge…”


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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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