Company Upgrades With EzThin Linux Solution over Novell

(Spokane, WA) Techcon Inc., a regional environmental services company has integrated Linux-based EzThin technology into their infrastructure as a replacement to their existing Novell network.

By choosing an EzThin Server Solution, Techcon has been able to provide all employees secure remote file access and significantly reduce the complexity of their network. While acting as a file-server for both Microsoft Windows machines and thin-client terminals, the EzThin server also includes the firewall protection and DHCP functions that previously required additional hardware and software.

EzThin is based upon the latest technology of GeKL Technologies' Gentoo Linux platform which eliminates the need to purchase costly server desktop software. This is made possible as each server comes pre-bundled with a variety of business and productivity applications including the complete Open Office Productivity Suite (word processing, spread sheet, presentation tools, etc.). All upgrades to both EzThin and/or the applications are remotely and automatically delivered to the server.

Our business environment has changed significantly in the past five years. The challenge had become how to obtain constant access to our data, process field information and at the same time convert to newer technology with our very limited technical staff. Purchasing the entire EzThin solution was an economic bonanza compared to the cost of upgrading our Novell software and servers. The upgrading alone would have been more costly than the conversion and we still would not have accomplished our goal of greater access and flexibility. With the EzThin solution we now have the capacity to access our network securely from any computer, at anytime and from anywhere.".

-Chris Edison
President, TechCon Inc.

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