Ross Chevalier Quotations

What's new here is that we now have one tool and one set of interfaces that manages Windows servers and desktops and Linux servers and desktops, and which can be configured to run in a Linux environment. That one toolset provides the customer with complete freedom of choice.

No forklift is required to make this work. Whatever platforms customers happen to have chosen, our solution protects what they've already got.

When real businesses choose to use open source, they can't be dependent on sending an e-mail to some distribution list and hoping some smart kid in Finland answers it. They need to know they can phone one organization that's going to be accountable and take them through the whole process.

It's not the technical community screaming for this, it's the finance community. Executives responsible for costs are asking why they buy multiple applications and support agreements. This is particularly the case in mid-sized to large companies. In very small accounts the overall volume may not generate the same cost structure, but in larger and more distributed environments, there is a great opportunity to save in both operation and capital expenses.