Windows is today’s wildly used desktop operating system. It is out there for more than 20 years and gain its popularity on its easy to use graphical user interface. There is no denying that it is very friendly for the end user. And since the business is the main client for computers and software, Windows is defacto standard for business operation system.

Well, during the years, a lot of problems raised. Stability and reliability, not to mention the well-known blue screens, tons of viruses with new coming every single day. Today Windows is a night mare for a system administrator.

Addressing these problems, a few other projects aims to show there is alternative to Windows. All of them are addressing different problems, which Windows still have.

Unix

The UNIX project is started in 1969 at AT&T Bell Labs. At that time, its primay usage was in the universities and major businesses, as both server and desktop OS. During the years, Unix became the basis for a lot of other branches and OS, such as Mac OS, Linux, BSD, etc.

Mac OS

Operating system, developed by Apple. Its primary target are the creative people, people of art, designers, etc. Its excellent multimedia capabilities makes it perfect for task such as graphic design and multimedia post-production. This operation system has limited usage as server or desktop OS for day-to-day tasks.

Linux

Started in 1991 just as a kurnel, the Linux project aims to deliver an easy to use operating system with the reliability of Unix. This operating system has grow-up quickly and gain significant share at the servers market. Today more than 50 Linux distributions try to break-through the desktop market, developing and introducing easy to use graphical interface. It is very popular in the IT society and there are a lot of well prepared and educated professionals.

We, at openVIVA, are using Linux as our primary operating system. We are using various Linux distributions for different tasks – one is great for a hosting server OS, other – as development platform and day-to-day taks. In most cases, Linux is able to meet all your needs of an operating system and additional software packages.

Support services are exremly important for the business clients. You can get Linux support services directly from the vendor, which distribution you are using, or by the milions IT consultants all over the world. Of course, you can contact us, too.