It is known for its distinctive backend support abilities and its ability to integrate with other Microsoft products. They are primarily designed for small businesses that want an easy to use system. The Cobalt server can handle FTP, e-mail, and mailing lists, to name few. A special feature is the Cobalt server, which can be Linux customized and installed straight from the box, with little to no customization. Cobalt servers are pre-configured with Apache web server, Sendmail, the Linux Operating system, and FrontPage server extensions.
Source codes are open which offers high customization and high efficiency.
The Linux server can be setup for use as an email server, a DNS server, and a Web server. The nature of the components is of quality and therefore the Linux server is meant for the business user. Exceptional qualities include high processor speed and tons of storage space and memory. Overall, the server is very reliable. The Sun server is a high end, Unix platform, which does not include an NT system.