- SME Server (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SME_Server) is based on CentOS. There is - Zentyal (formerly eBox Platform http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zentyal) which is based on Ubuntu. - ClearOS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ClearOS) based on RHEL
These projects provide an "out of the box" experience that configures multiple software packages needed to setup the IT environment for small and medium enterprises (SMBs) as FOSS alternatives to the Windows Small Business Server (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Small_Business_Server) and related required products from Microsoft. SME Server looks a little old in the tooth. Zentyal looks to me to be more compelling and complete (and is featured as part of the Ubuntu project). ClearOS has a comparison page that shows (of course) more little green checkmarks next to their offering but Zentyal is nearly identical even in ClearOS' own marketing material http://www.clearcenter.com/Software/clearos-professional-industry-comparison.html ClearOS seems to have less "out of the box" (requiring more setup or additional paid apps) but does offer some interesting features like Google Apps integration ( http://www.clearcenter.com/Software/google-apps-synchronization.html). ClearOS also seems to have more thought put into their website demonstrating the solution in various contexts which is good as a way to quickly assess their solution in depth. One of the key criteria that I'm interested in is the complete solution in place of Microsoft Active Directory. OpenLDAP is often the 'answer', but there are many pieces that need to work together to get a full IT infrastructure (certificates, Domain Controller, DNS, etc). Zentyal offers a presentation that discusses how they integrated Samba4 which includes it's own LDAP server (and explains a bit why OpenLDAP was not possible) https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/6793/71711 (registration required to view) Any experiences to share or preferences to describe when it comes to deploying an IT infrastructure for the SMB market? Greg Rundlett _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss