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Disk Management, Backup & Imaging

Ghost 4 Linux (g4l)

A linux clone of Norton Ghost. Enables the creation of partition images, the compression of images and ftp image storage. g4l will also backup and restore Windows for dual boot environments.

Linux

Norton Ghost

qtParted

A clone of Partition Magic. Available on the System Rescue CD for disaster recover http://www.sysresccd.org

Linux

Partition Magic

Ghost 4 Unix

g4u ("ghost for unix") is a NetBSD-based bootfloppy/CD-ROM that allows easy cloning of PC harddisks to deploy a common setup on a number of PCs using FTP.

Unix

Norton Ghost

mondo and mondo rescue cd

Backs up your GNU/Linux server or workstation to tape, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R[W], DVD+R[W], NFS or hard disk partition. Mondo supports LVM 1/2, RAID, ext2, ext3, JFS, XFS, ReiserFS, VFAT. Run from Linux server or use Mondo rescue CD.

Linux

Norton Ghost

SystemImager

SystemImager is software that automates Linux installs, software distribution, and production deployment.

Linux

Norton Ghost

Fax

Hylafax

Linux

MS Exchange

Firewall & Content Filtering

CensorNet

Linux

Firestarter

Linux

IPCop

Linux

SME Server

Linux

ClarkConnect

ClarkConnect is a powerful yet easy-to-use software solution for deploying and managing dedicated servers and Internet gateways. Thanks to the power of open source software, the Linux-based solution is a secure, extremely reliable and cost effective solution.

Smoothwall

Linux

Dansguardian

Web content filtering

Linux

Groupware

OpenGroupware

FSFW, Linux, MacX

MS Exchange, Lotus Notes

eGroupware

Web

MS Exchange, Lotus Notes

Zimbra

Web

MS Exchange, Lotus Notes

Open-Xchange

has a web UI plus works with clients such as Evolution and Kontact.

Web

MS Exchange server + outllko, Lotus Notes

Kolab

Works with clients such as Kontact, Thunderbird and Outlook.

Webmail support with Horde

Turnkey integrated solution based on ClarkConnect SBS

Network Identity

Mike Peterson

A collection of scripts to aid the implementation of non-Active Directory controlled networks.

Linux

Fedora Directory Server

The Fedora Directory Server is a robust, scalable open-source server designed to manage large directories of users and resources. It is based on an open-systems server protocol called the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).

Linux

MS Active Directory, Novell E-Directory

Zimbra

http://www.zimbra.com/blog/archives/2007/04/creating_unix_and_windows_accounts_in_ldap_with_the_zimbra_admin_ui.html

Web

MS Exchange, Lotus Notes

Remote Management

Karoshi

Linux

Cutter

Linux

Open Computer and Software Inventory Next Generation

Linux, FSFW, Web

WPKG

WPKG is a Samba add-on that will help distribute software, hotfixes, and patches to many clients. You can easily deploy software, packages, updates, and changes without the need to manually go from one workstation to another. You simply configure the software that should be installed on a given machine or a group of machines, and next time these workstations are booted, the software you specified is installed automatically.

Linux, UNIX, Windows

MS Active Directory

iTALC

iTALC is a open source replacement for Net-op. It lets you view and control other computers in your network in several ways. It supports Linux and Windows 2000/XP/Vista. Features include:

   * see what's going on in classrooms by using Overview mode
   * remote-control computers to support and help other people
   * show a demo (either in fullscreen or in a window) 
   * lock workstations for moving undivided attention to teacher
   * send text-messages to students
   * powering on/off and rebooting computers per remote
   * home-schooling - iTALC's network-technology is not restricted to a subnet.

Linux

Windows

Thin Clients and Servers

K12ltsp

An implementation of the Linux Terminal Server project

Linux (server)

MS Terminal Services, Citrix

Nymph

Linux

Cutter

Linux

RDesktop Client

Linux

FreeNX

NX is an exciting new technology for remote display. It provides near local speed application responsiveness over high latency, low bandwidth links. The core libraries for NX are provided by NoMachine under the GPL. FreeNX is a GPL implementation of the NX Server.

Linux

MS Terminal Services, Citrix

Edubuntu

Ubuntu 5.10 "Breezy Badger" integrated with the latest work of the LTSP project and a range of educational software, capable of installing as a server and thin-client OS.

Linux

MS Terminal Services, Citrix