Aurora



Company name:	Aurora
Contact:	Emmanuel Leduc
Phone:	+33 1 58 17 03 20
Fax:	+ 33 1 58 17 03 25
E-Mail:	eleduc@aurora-linux.com
WWW URL:	http://www.aurora-linux.com

Software publisher and systems integrator leveraging Linux and Open Source technologies to build Internet and Intranet applications.



Aurora uses Linux for the following functions:

• X-Windows:
  • X-Windows server (runs applications, possibly exports display)
• Network file server:
  • Samba server for a network of PCs.
  • NFS server for other PCs and Unix systems.
• Print server:
  • Print spooler using lpd (Unix, NFS clients)
  • Print spooler using samba (PC clients)
• Modem communications:
  • Server answers the phone, provides shell logins.
  • Server answers the phone, provides PPP, SLIP or term logins.
  • Users can initiate PPP connections to remote systems.
• Desktop environment:
  • KDE.
  • GNOME.
• Office productivity software:
  • Document preparation with Star Office.
  • Document preparation with TeX, LaTeX and derivatives.
  • Document preparation with TROFF, NROFF, GROFF or derivatives.
  • Graphics prepared with GIMP.
• Backup services
  • Tar.
• HTTP servers
  • Apache.
• Databases
  • PostgreSQL.
  • mySQL.
  • Oracle.
• Internet client software - WWW
  • NetScape Navigator.
  • NCSA Mosaic.
  • Other browsers.
• Internet client software - mail
  • Netscape's mail client.
• Network management:
  • Internet or WAN firewall.
• Electronic mail server:
  • POP-3 server.
  • IMAP server.
  • SMTP server (sendmail, others).
  • SMTP mail router.
• Network services provided to local users:
  • HTTP (World-Wide Web) server or cache.
  • ``Regular'' (user-ID and password required) ftp server.
  • Anonymous ftp server.
  • News server or cache.
  • Accepts secure-shell (ssh) connections.
  • Services finger requests.
• Network services provided to remote users over dial-up or the Internet:
  • HTTP (World-Wide Web) server or cache.
  • ``Regular'' (user-ID and password required) ftp server.
  • Anonymous ftp server.
  • News server or cache.
  • Accepts secure-shell (ssh) connections.
• Software development tools:
  • C and/or C++
  • Java
  • Perl
  • Tcl/Tk
  • Bourne, Korn, C or another shell; using sed, awk, grep and similar tools.
  • Others.

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