UNIX Client Interoperability Organizations are efficient when they focus on their business goals instead of on the technologies they use. For this purpose, it is necessary to increase application usability and reuse, enable easy access to data from different sources, and reduce development time. UNIX systems are already present in the enterprise in significant numbers while advances in information technology are occurring on inexpensive PCs. Users can send and receive email between the Windows-family and UNIX systems using products like Microsoft Mail and Microsoft Exchange Server. Users benefit from integration since they can focus on solving business problems without worrying about hardware and software details.
Developers benefit since they can leverage their platform-specific knowledge for multiple platforms.
System administrators can manage heterogeneous systems easily and remove administrative problems for users and developers. Integration helps MIS managers and corporate purchasing reduce costs for software, hardware, software maintenance, and training. The case for integration Aligning information strategy with business goals is one of the foremost challenges of IT organizations. Therefore, it becomes important to provide easy access to information from multiple sources, reduce software development time, increase application usability and re-use, and incorporate new technologies while leveraging existing assets. More than 2.5 million UNIX systems are installed in businesses, while Windows is the desktop operating system of choice, with an installed base of more than 60 million.