Lambright recently moved all printing operations to a Microsoft network from one based on software from Novell Inc. However, he said, the Windows 2000 servers and Exchange lack the stability he had with Novell. He also can no longer run his enterprise resource planning package, Visual Manufacturing from Lily Software Inc. His other applications and hardware are several years old, and he has been told most will not be compatible with Windows Server 2003.
Lambright is reviewing Linux alternatives for some older Windows 2000 servers and some Microsoft desktops. "I'm pretty much taking the attitude that if it isn't broken, don't fix it," he said.
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