The Electronic Company of New Zealand (1971) Ltd.

Systems integration and communications.

The Electronic Company of New Zealand (1971) Ltd. uses Linux for the following functions:

• X-Windows:

  • X-Windows terminal (display, keyboard, mouse -- applications run elsewhere)
  • X-Windows server (runs applications, possibly exports display)

• Network file server:

  • Samba server for a network of PCs.

• Desktop environment:

  • KDE.
  • GNOME.
  • Other.

• Office productivity software:

  • Document preparation with Star Office.
  • Graphics prepared with Xfig.
  • Graphics prepared with GIMP.

• Backup services

  • Tar.

• HTTP servers

  • Apache.

• Databases

  • mySQL.
  • Oracle.
  • Other.

• Internet client software - WWW

  • Other browsers.

• Internet client software - mail

  • Elm.
  • Other mail clients.

• Network management:

  • Internet or WAN router.
  • Internet or WAN firewall.

• Electronic mail server:

  • POP-3 server.
  • SMTP server (sendmail, others).

• Network services provided to local users:

  • HTTP (World-Wide Web) server or cache.
  • ``Regular'' (user-ID and password required) ftp server.
  • Anonymous ftp server.
  • Accepts secure-shell (ssh) connections.
  • Other services.

• Network services provided to remote users over dial-up or the Internet:

  • HTTP (World-Wide Web) server or cache.
  • Accepts secure-shell (ssh) connections.

• Software development tools:

  • C and/or C++
  • Java
  • Perl
  • Bourne, Korn, C or another shell; using sed, awk, grep and similar tools.
  • Others.

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