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Operating system
ClearOS (also known as the ClearOS System , formerly ClarkConnect [3] ) is an operating system marketed by the software company ClearCenter.
It is based on CentOS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux ,[4] designed for use in small and medium enterprises as a network gateway and network server with a web-based administration interface .[5] It is positioned as an alternative to Windows Small Business Server .[6] ClearOS succeeds ClarkConnect. The software is built by ClearFoundation , and support services can be purchased from ClearCenter .[7] ClearOS 5.1 removes previous limitations to mail, DMZ , and MultiWAN functions.[8]
As of the ClearOS 6.1 release, the distribution is a full-featured operating system for gateway, network and servers built from source packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.[9] [10] [11]
Features
Features include:[12]
Stateful firewall (iptables ), networking and security
Intrusion detection and prevention system (SNORT )
Virtual private networking (IPSEC , PPTP , OpenVPN )
Web proxy, with content filtering and antivirus (Squid , DansGuardian )
E-mail services (Webmail, Postfix , SMTP , POP3 /s, IMAP /s)
Groupware (Kolab )
Database and web server (easy to deploy LAMP stack)
File and print services (Samba and CUPS )
Flexshares (unified multi-protocol storage which currently employs SMB , HTTP /S, FTP /S, and SMTP )
MultiWAN (Internet fault tolerant design )
Built-in reports for system statistics and services (MRTG and others)
Awards and recognition
August 2009: CompTIA Breakaway — ClearCenter's ClearOS wins 'Best New Product' at CompTIA Breakaway.[13]
August 2010: CompTIA Breakaway — ClearCenter's ClearOS repeats win for 'Best New Product' at CompTIA Breakaway.[14]
July 2012: Softpedia — An Open Source, free and powerful network and gateway Linux server operating system[15]
February 2014: IDG Security Firewall Distributions Review[16]
June 2015: Small Business Computing — The 5 Best Linux Servers for Small Business[17]
September 2015: LinuxVoice Service Distro — Group Test (see pages 58-63)[18]
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