Dear Friends,

 Linux is an excellent platform, so say we; but a very large number of
 people  state  lack of support as the biggest hurdle in use/migration
 to  Linux.  This  is exactly what Karnataka IT Sec told their govt in
 support of M$.

 I  also  know that most of the professional Li service providers have
 some  reservations about the way their business is doing; since their
 aren't very many users (of commercial variety).

 So this is a chicken and egg story. There aren't enough users because
 prospective  users  cant  find enough support on Li and will not risk
 moving  their  businesses  to  a  platform  without known and visible
 support;  conversely,  the  Li  service  providers  dont have roaring
 businesses because there arent sufficient number of users.

 I  want to (atleast) let the user community know that that support on
 Li  is a reality (please do not mention support from this list, since
 Win type users do not have the habit of this kind of support and this
 list  support  is  utilisable  by  techys, not business users/SMEs or
 SOHO).

 I   want   to   know   if   any   of  you  or  your  friends  provide
 commercial/non-commercial  Linux  based  services  either in personal
 capacity  or  as an organisation. You may please pass on this mail to
 your friends.

 This database shall be used purely for letting prospective users know
 that professional help is available just a phone call/email away.

 The services could be :

 (i) Installation and commissioning of desktop and desktop apps.

 (ii)  Installation  and commissioning server (including clusters) and
 web/mail/proxy firewall/fax gateways etc.

 (iii) System integration over heterogeneous network.

 (iv) System admin.

 (v) Migration services.

 (vi) DBA, installation of databases Oracle/PostgreSQL/SAPDB/MySQL/MSQL
 etc and applications.

 (vii)  Software  development (please specify your areas of expertise :
 business domain and platform) and software customisation.

 (viii) Facility Management/ AMC.

 (ix) Network admin, Network management.

 (x) Data recovery.

 (xi) Any other specialised services viz CTI etc.

 (xii) Security data, network, desktop.

 (xiii) Training (please mention the type of training/service).

 (xiv) Sale of Li preloaded PCs/servers.


 Please provide :

 (i) Your name/contact person's name.

 (ii) Organisation (if any).

 (iii) Contact address, phones, emails and website.

 (iv) Types of services and if they are commercial or not.

 (v) For how long have you/org been providing these services.

 (vi) Description of demo setup (if any).

 (vii) Any associates across India.

 (viii) Any apprehensions/reservations.


 Though  I'll  keep  a  copy  (sorry,  I  am  not  too  proficient  in
 programming.  The  DB  will be on a spreadsheet), I'll request LFY to
 publish  it in pieces (and LFY also request service providers to send
 in their details) and ilugd to publish on the website for the benefit
 of prospective users and Li business community.
 


Best regards,

Atul

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