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
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