Category: Linux/Open Source

Novell SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
Price: Box version is $349

In the world of open-source operating systems, this is the one to beat. Named Best Enterprise Server Distribution at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, the OS offers enterprise-class stability and reliability for running mission-critical applications. Built on the Linux 2.6 kernel, Enterprise Server 9.0 supports the latest hardware, advanced network features for redundancy across the network, and clustering for automatic fail-over. Novell sells the product through the channel, and the software-developer kit includes IDEs, debuggers, code editors and other related tools. In addition, the vendor provides its Linux developer partners with documentation and sample code to help them build applications. The OS, which supports encrypted file systems and features integrated firewall and proxy services, will appeal to midmarket businesses because of its reliability, scalability, TCO and security features.

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Midmarket Product Categories

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2) Business Software

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3) Client Devices

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4) Linux/Open Source

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5) Mobility

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6) Peripherals

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7) Security

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8) Storage

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9) Voice Networking

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ZSL Z-Connect (SMSGateway)
Price: $20,000 per processor
Developers can create wireless-smart apps in no time flat with Z-Connect's adapters and software developer kit, which support GSM, TAP, SNPP, SMPP and SMTP. ZSL also offers Get IT Together, a program for supporting partners that sell Z-Connect. This protocol-independent, 100 percent Java middleware can be used to deliver messages to any wireless device. Midmarket end users will appreciate the product's scalability, security features, interoperability and ease of use.

Levanta Intrepid M
Price: $8,995 for 10 licenses; $250 per additional node
Midmarket players will relish having fast, flexible control of Linux on racks, blades, virtual machines and mainframes. Responding to the lack of sophisticated management tools available for Linux, Levanta has bundled its own Linux-management and provisioning software with a plug-and-play appliance whose intuitive interface allows systems admins to deploy, roll back and migrate RPM-based Linux servers--whether running Red Hat, SuSE or Fedora--from a central location.

Sun Microsystems StarOffice 8
Price: $70
Here's a complete office-productivity suite that's a breeze to use. Customers get Writer, Calc (spreadsheet), Impress (presentation tool), Base (database) and Draw, all integrated, so there's no need to switch between applications. It's easy to share documents with people using other programs, and the price will make this package especially appealing to midmarket users. Sun has also woven enterprise tools into the suite, including XForms support. For developers, new scripting choices include BeanShell and StarOffice Basic.

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Sourcefire Snort
Price: Free
This open-source intrusion-prevention system can sniff out buffer overflows, stealth port scans, CGI attacks and other security threats. It's capable of working on several levels, performing real-time traffic analysis, packet logging on IP networks, protocol analysis and content searching. Snort's Real-time Network Awareness (RNA) maintains a persistent profile of a network and its assets, and Sourcefire says the product, which currently boasts more than 2 million downloads, is easy to use and comes fully loaded right out of the box--perfect for any size company.