Evaluating the AccessNFS suite

UnixReview takes a look at Shaffer Solutions’ AccessNFS, a filesystem and product suite that enables multi-platform file sharing integration between Linux, Unix and the various flavors of Windows. Yes, Samba will do the trick; AccessNFS, however, bills itself as a set of toolls “allowing data conversion from a single point instead of installing the product on multiple machines,” as required by Samba. While noting that AccessNFS could benefit from better documentation, UnixReview says the product “lets Linux shine.”