[K12OSN] LTSP vs PC

[dahopkins at comcast.net]

bad form, but ... OpenExchange also has connectors for Outlook (oSLOX and iSLOX).

Dave ...
> I will second the vote for SUSE OpenExchange if you are looking at a commercial 
> product.  A non-profit I work with is now using this and it has some nice 
> features.  SUSE also has a school server product that you should look at as well 
> for an out-of-box solution.  Not an ad, but 
> http://www.suse.com/us/business/products/openexchange/student_version.html
> 
> SUSE is looking to turn this into an OSS product which could be promising.
> You can still use K12LTSP for all the work-horse systems with vendor support for 
> the 'critical' systems and validate against the school server product.
> 
> eGroupware and Group Office are also nice OSS solutions that might work for kids 
> accounts (OpenExchange has a rate of like $10.00 per user/year or some such).
> 
> The powers-that-be might buy into this approach since it has a company behind 
> it.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Dave Hopkins
> > This is what happens when administrators get "big grants."  If they 
> > don't have to pony up themselves, then they don't care what they spend, 
> > be it for support or for the actual item!
> > 
> > Don't give up, though; I haven't, and my shop's likely worse than 
> > yours.  If you're looking at OpenGroupware.org, then you might consider 
> > looking at SuSE Openexchange Server.  I'm sure that, given their support 
> > of educational institutions, they'd be willing to at least shoot you an 
> > eval copy to try out.  Since you're considering Novell eDirectory, and 
> > Novell owns SuSE, this might be a good match.
> > 
> > --TP
> > 
> > 
> > Brian Chase wrote:
> > 
> > > Give it up, your manager sounds committed in the Microsoft direction.
> > >
> > > Shawn Iverson wrote:
> > >
> > >> On Friday, April 02, 2004 8:46 AM Justin Paulsen wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> In place of AD you might want to look at Novell's eDirectory.  It runs
> > >>> on Linux.  As for the mail server try using a directory driven one like
> 
> > >>> Novell's Groupwise, OpenGroupware.org (pain to setup last I tried),
> > >>> Oracle Colaboration Suite, Sun's mail server (wouldn't recommend this

> > >>> one), Sendmail, etc.  Then use a client that will interface with it 
> > >>> like
> > >>> Evolution, OpenGroupware.org has a web interface, Novell has both a
> > >>> client and a web interface, sendmail has a web interface, sun has a web
> > >>> interface (again wouldn't recommend this one), etc. and they can all 
> > >>> run
> > >>> on Linux. :)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> eDirectory may be my only chance at grabbing the corporate "steering 
> > >> wheel."
> > >> I think I will attempt to campaign in favor of it.  My basic 
> > >> understanding
> > >> is that eDirectory is not operating system specific.  I spoke with my 
> > >> boss,
> > >> and he has said that since he received a large grant, he wants to 
> > >> proceed to
> > >> an AD domain.
> > >>
> > >> Btw, has anyone tried egroupware?  Is it a promising alternative to
> > >> Exchange? I am not impressed with OGO because of the proprietary 
> > >> connectors
> 
> > >> needed.  I don't necessarily need a client-side app. running the show.
> > >>
> > 
> > 
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