Linux Services
GNU/Linux, a no charge server or workstation Operating System for file
sharing, Web Site hosting, e-mail serving, animation, network
protection and many more possible uses. You can't go wrong when
choosing Linux as your network operating system; it will cost nothing
for the software itself and will run fast and stable. Created by Linus
Torvalds in the early 1990's as a free Minix-like operating system for
students, it has grown into a enterprise level OS.
Developers around the world have worked on improving Linux, making it
useful for home and business users and for high-end servers. Today it
is used in everything, in cell phones, PDAs, Personal Video Recorders,
Web servers, and hundreds of other devices. Linux is being used at
University's, NSA (USA's National Security Agency), The City of Munich (Germany),
in Corporate Servers and on Desktops all over the world.
We know Linux, we run Linux and embrace the Open Source software
community. There are two main areas that Linux is used for, File
Sharing and Firewalls. A Linux server running Samba can provide a fast,
secure and reliable Windows/NetWare replacement server. By using Linux
you gain two major benefits over Microsoft or Novell products, first is
no cost for the software and second is no cost for adding more clients
on the network. Run 2 to 100+ computers for only the cost of set up. That
can save you $50-$100 when adding a new workstation.
Firewalls are used to protect a network that is on the
Internet, from crackers and unwanted guest. It can also be set up for
NAT (Network Address Translation), which can share a single network
connection among many computers, safely and securely.