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  • Running Linux with Office XP: Ready for business?

    Linux has made a big impact in the server room, but usability issues and lock-in to Microsoft Office have conspired to hold it back on the desktop. Has that all changed?

  • Can GNOME build a better desktop?

    If Linux's developers have yet to see widespread consumer take-up for their work, it's not for lack of ambition. Miguel de Icaza, leader of the open-source GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) desktop project, which intends to build a user-friendly desktop based on free software, this week previewed code that surpasses many of the sophisticated interoperability features of Macintosh and Windows systems.

  • Should OS vendors limit your choices?

    Given all that computers do for people now--everything from run machinery to exchange mail to provide security--why must people operate on the principle that one size, one vendor, must fit all?

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  • Ximian Evolution: In Exchange for Outlook

    Learn how to set up Ximian Evolution for Linux as a full-featured Exchange client on Linux/Unix desktops. Additional reading: Corporate conundrum: Can e-mail survive?

  • Running Linux with Office XP: Ready for business?

    Linux has made a big impact in the server room, but usability issues and lock-in to Microsoft Office have conspired to hold it back on the desktop. Has that all changed?

  • Linux continues desktop march

    The good news for Linux as an operating system for the desktop--as opposed to the server--is that it is set to become number two after Windows in the next year or so.

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  • SuSE Linux Desktop

    Can you use a Linux system successfully in a Windows-dominated environment? That's what SuSE's Linux Desktop is designed to facilitate. We find that you can, although there are plenty of glitches to iron out.

  • Upgrade to OpenOffice.org 2.0

    OpenOffice.org is the freely available and freely developed successor to Sun's StarOffice and is a full office suite available for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X.

  • Novell Linux Desktop 9

    If you manage a lot of corporate desktops, then Novell's Linux Desktop is well worth a look -- particularly if you're happy with ZENworks. Linux pricing and Novell's corporate-style support could make this a useful option for business.

  • Running Linux with Office XP: Ready for business?

    Linux has made a big impact in the server room, but usability issues and lock-in to Microsoft Office have conspired to hold it back on the desktop. Has that all changed?

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