Hardware Requirements Both Windows 2000 and Linux run on most of the servers on the market today. Linux has an advantage of running on older server networking hardware, where as Windows 2000 will tend to lag on older machines. Even though lag time may be a deciding factor, both network operating systems will be compatible. Linux has the upper hand with proprietary servers from Sun and HP, but Sun has made a deal with Microsoft to work …showed first 75 words of 2836 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2836 total…benefit from running Linux, whereas larger corporations with larger budgets may swing towards Microsoft. In either case, both Linux and Microsoft Server 2000 will handle the load. Horowitz, M. (February 26, 2006) LINUX vs.WINDOWS, A comparison of Linux and Windows. Retrieved on February 27, 2006 from http://www.michaelhorowitz.com/Linux.vs.Windows.html Comparison of office suite. (2006) Wikipedia. Retrieved on February 27, 2006 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_office_suites Information retrieved on February 27, 2006 from OpenOffice.org