BITS Open Choice is our open source alternative to commercial server software solutions such as Microsoft's Active Directory, Exchange Server, and Windows Server 2003/2008 operating system. With Open Choice, your business can benefit from the same enterprise-level features that large corporations have come to rely on – advanced mail and calendar management, flexible data security, and remote connectivity – all at a fraction of the cost.

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About Open Source

Open source software makes its source code freely available, allowing other developers to use, change, and improve the software as they see fit. Because this software is distributed without a licensing fee, an open source solution can be implemented at a greatly reduced cost compared to a commercial solution.

At BITS, we recognized the implications of open source software early on and began developing Linux-based server systems that offer the same functionality as Windows-based servers. Open Choice is the fruit of our labour – a perfected set of carefully selected software suites that allows any business reap the benefits of enterprise business tools.

Enterprise Linux

You've heard the buzz about Linux, now see how your business can leverage its power. Let BITS configure your servers with an enterprise-level distribution of Linux that rivals Microsoft's Windows Server 2008R2 operating system in terms of performance and security. Our distribution of choice, CentOS, is a clone of the popular RedHat Enterprise Linux commercial operating system. We have been working with CentOS for years and it's never let us – or any of our clients – down.

Samba

With Open Choice, we set up the popular Samba file sharing software suite to act as an alternative to Microsoft's Active Directory. Samba is completely compatible with Active Directory environments and allows transparent file sharing between Windows, Mac, and Linux workstations using the SMB/CIFS protocol. As Samba runs on the server side, users won't even notice the difference.

Zimbra

The Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) is an email and calendar server that also incorporates document sharing, instant messaging, and mobile device syncing. Touted as a “next generation Microsoft Exchange Server”, Zimbra can fulfill all of your messaging and calendar needs at a great value.