Nathan England wrote: > One of the departments in an organization I consult for recently requested a > new server. I gave them several recommendations and they chose the more power > system to my surprise, but with opted for RHEL4 instead of Windows 2003 > Server. > > Two weeks later, I have completed the integration/replacement of the Windows > 2000 AD server with the RHEL4/Samba server. The integration was nearly > flawless with only a few minor irritations I have yet to figure out. But > throughout all this, I have had the corporate honchos watching what I am > doing and have been impressed with the features of the server and things I > can do with my laptop. Since many of them are having major spyware issues, > which so far I am lucky to avoid being a consultant I am not to waste time on > little projects... lol, I they are seeking a way to avoid all these problems. > Throughout discussions on the server and why RHEL instead of Windows, they > recall my mention of 'no spyware and few viruses' and they are curious about > their desktops now. The entire orgranization uses word documents and excel > spreadsheets, nothing advanced by any means, which OO.o could easily replace > and some are already using it. The only problem however is the access > databases, which there are MANY. > > Are there any ( I don't care free or not, just _ANY_ ) replacements or > alternatives for Access databases? > > Nathan > I believe that Open office base combined with Mysql or Postgresql can do most of what access can do. Rekall comes close but "isn't quite there". -- JD Austin Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC email: jd@twingeckos.com http://www.twingeckos.com phone/fax: 480.288.8195 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss