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Five apps that simplify cross-platform administration

By Jack Wallen May 14, 2012, 12:19 AM PDT

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Five apps that simplify cross-platform administration

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ntYou’d be hard pressed to find five tools that can administer any system on any platform. But you can find tools that bridge the gap and work well on multiple platforms. Here’s a look at several tools that can administer, to varying degrees, services and/or systems in outstanding fashion.

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Five apps that simplify cross-platform administration

Webmin

Webmin

ntOf course, Webmin on Windows isn’t going to have all the bells and whistles typically found on a UNIX-based system, because not all services that are on a UNIX-based system can be found on a Windows-based system. But you can install Webmin on Windows, and it will help you administer that system as well.

Five apps that simplify cross-platform administration

PaperCut

PaperCut

ntPaperCut is a powerful printer administration tool that controls printing by monitoring printing quotas and charging different departments for printing services. This allows you to keep an eye on who is printing the most and determine how to best control spending for this service.

Five apps that simplify cross-platform administration

PaperCut

PaperCut

ntPaperCut also lets you control wireless printing. The tool is available for Linux, Windows, Novell, and Mac.

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