Linux vs. Microsoft TCO Comparison

Product Price (USD) CommentsGIMP (graphics)OpenOffice (productivitysuite)OSCommerce (ecommercesystem)Included with Linuxdistributions or free download.Included with Linuxdistributions or free download.Available from:http://oscommerce.com/Standard file formats includeStar, Open & Microsoft Officefiles, plus can generate PDF files.NB: As Linux is generally taken to be immune from viruses in general, and from Windowsviruses specifically, we have not added any virus-scanning software to this list.Linux Platform Enterprise SolutionFor our enterprise level Linux solution, we have selected the following open source backofficetechnologies and office productivity tools. The primary difference between theEnterprise Linux solution and the standard one is the incorporation of an ongoing supportcontract with the Linux vendor. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux solution is based on anannual subscription model and three (3) years' worth of annual subscriptions will need tobe included in the cost.Product Price (USD) CommentsRed Hat Enterprise Linux:Red Hat Enterprise LinuxWorkstation (WS), EnterpriseServer (ES) and ApplicationServer (AS) editions available.Difference of types (basic,standard or premium) tend toreflect level of support offered byRed Hat.RHEL WS (basic, x86)RHEL WS (standard, x86)RHEL ES (basic, x86)RHEL ES (standard, x86)RHEL AS (standard, x86)RHEL AS (premium, x86)$179.00 (per annum)$299.00 (per annum)$349.00 (per annum)$799.00 (per annum)$1,499.00 (per annum)$2,499.00 (per annum)SuSE Enterprise Server 9:2 CPU edition $389.00All text material Copyright © 2002, 2004 Cybersource® Pty. Ltd. (http://www.cybersource.com.au/).All trademarks are the property of their respective trademark holders. Document Build: 291 Page 24 of 44