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By
Edward Haletky
Description
This book will meet the needs of those LINUX users who wish to set up a desktop LINUX workstations, and integrate them into their corporate
environment.
It will provide practical answers to such questions as: a) What tools do I use to fully integrate with the Microsoft Office
tool suite? b) How do I set up my email and interact with a Microsoft Exchange Server? c) Where can I obtain, and how do I install, Internet
browser plug-ins needed for web access, media playing, and other corporate Internet functionality?
Provides a guide to using LINUX
on the desktop for the corporate user. It will cover more than basic topics, such as whether to use OpenOffice or use another tool such
as Evolution; they will delve into specific configurations necessary to interact efficiently with the Microsoft centric world of the
Desktop. This guide will cover those problem areas that arise and discuss how to smooth over the bumps while meeting the goal of using
a LINUX desktop.
Lastly this book will cover whether or not a complete LINUX solution is available, or if some hybrid desktop will be
needed to interact smoothly in the modern corporate computing environment; including a discussion of necessary LINUX growth directions
for future expansion and capability.
Audience
(PRIMARY): This book will also be invaluable to System Administrators and management as they choose which tools to propagate
across their workstations. For system administrators, specific packages and tools will be made known; and for management, the ?for fee?
packages will be outlined with a description of why they would be better or worse than free tools.
(SECONDARY): The people
who decide to use LINUX as their desktop.
Contents
CHAPTERS
1. Requirements
2. VPN Connectivity
PPTP
IPSEC
SSH Tunneling
3. Office
Exchange
Personal e-mail
Word
WordPerfect
Excel
PowerPoint
Visio
Access
Printing
4. Web Browsing/Editing
Internet Explorer
FrontPage
Media Player
5. File Sharing
CIFS
AppleTalk
NFS
6. Messaging
IRC
NetMeeting
Instant Messenger
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 224 pages, publication date: JUL-2005
ISBN-13: 978-1-55558-328-6
ISBN-10: 1-55558-328-8
Imprint: DIGITAL PRESS
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