[ale] ALE Central Meeting, 1/13/2005

[Michael Hirsch]

It gives me great pleasure to announce that The ALE Central meeting on
Thursday will feature a presentation by Jim Kinney about Linux for small
businesses.
 
Thanks, Jim.
 
--Michael
 
 
Topic: Linux for the 2005 SMB Environment
Speaker: James P. Kinney III
 
Abstract:
 
Small business has always been the backbone of the US economy. As the
digital 
revolution has continued, the small business owner is faced with a
dilemma: Join 
the computerized fray or get left behind.
 
The computing needs of small business has a basic core need: Timely data
to make 
things run. The current state of Linux is well suited to meet the needs
of many 
small to mid-sized businesses. From basic server needs such file and
print 
services, web sites, email and ecommerce, to accounting application, POS
and 
CRM/ERP, Linux has a solution to fit every budget.
 
This talk will cover an overview of application that Local Net Solutions
installs
and manages for clients. Included will be a discussion of the advantages
and the 
pitfalls of the current state of applications.
 
 
James Kinney was introduced to Linux in 1993. After completing his
Masters in 
Physics from Georgia State University in 1997 he wiped Windows NT from
his hard 
drive and never looked back. Currently, James is the founder and CEO of
Local Net 
Solutions, LLC. Local Net Solutions is a consulting company specializing
in system 
administration for small to mid-size business. He takes an intense
delight in 
replacing windows machines with Linux machines.

 

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