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Red Hat Desktop is such a business-orientated Linux distribution that it's only available in bundles of 10 licences, along with a Linux server and online management from Red Hat. Buy 50 desktops and you get the online management in your building, run on its own server. The operating system is 'closed down' and applications and IT staff can be certified -- an approach that's either 'lock-in' or 'making a business-grade Linux' according to your viewpoint.
Under Novell’s ownership, <a href="http://www.novell.com/products/suselinux/index.html?sourceidint=hdr_products_suse">SUSE Linux</a> has been directed towards home and small business users, with <a href="http://www.novell.com/products/desktop/index.html?sourceidint=hdr_products_desktop">Novell Linux Desktop</a> -- also based on SUSE -- targeted at businesses. Despite its market positioning, SUSE Linux 10 is well worth considering for business use. It has a lot in it, and is closer in price to the old Professional version of <a href="http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/software/os/0,39024175,39155022,00.htm">SUSE 9</a>.
The Nokia Eseries devices have a reputation for rock solid construction available for a reasonable price. Messaging is the main focus of the Eseries as they are targeted to enterprise customers who need business application support. The E75 brings the latest Nokia Messaging software to the S60 platform in a new dual design form factor that provides you with both excellent phone and messaging experiences.
<p> Small companies with limited technical resources may be interested in Microsoft's new <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/sbs/en/us/default.aspx">Windows Small Business Server 2008</a> (SBS 2008), both in terms of its functionality and ease of use. However, it's not cheap — especially if you want to do more than the basics, as expert help will be required to fully exploit what the package has to offer. </p>
HP used to have the greatest Pocket PC devices, but it has been a while since they had some high quality devices. The new HP iPAQ 910 Business Messenger is the new high end device that packs all the wireless features you want in a form factor similar to a BlackBerry Curve and Motorola Q9.
This welcome update brings Microsoft's Small Business Server into line with the rest of the Windows Server family, while also simplifying management and enhancing remote access. It's far from cheap, however, and smaller companies may be better off evaluating the Essentials version.
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To investigate SuSE's Linux Desktop, which is based on the company's Linux Enterprise Server technology, we ran it alongside a number of Windows systems in a 'live' editorial production environment for around two weeks. The idea was to see how well this business-oriented operating system/application software bundle worked for a moderately technical user working in a Windows-dominated world.
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