ClearOS

ClearOS

Developer	ClearOS
OS family	Unix-like
Working state	Current
Source model	Open source[1]
Latest release	7.2.0[2] / March 8, 2016 (Community)
Kernel type	Monolithic kernel (Linux)
Default user interface	Web user interface
License	GPL, and others
Official website	clearos.com

ClearOS is a software company located in Utah, US and is better known for developing the ClearOS system.

ClarkConnect

Developer	Point Clark Networks
OS family	Unix-like
Working state	Commercially supported until Sep 1, 2013[3]
Source model	Proprietary software
Latest release	5.0 / July, 2009
Kernel type	Monolithic kernel (Linux)
Default user interface	Web user interface
License	Various
Official website	ClarkConnect.com

ClearOS System (formerly named ClarkConnect) is a Linux distribution, 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 designed to be 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 servers and workstations built from source packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.^[9][10]

Features

Features include:

• 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.^[11]
• August 2010: CompTIA Breakaway - ClearCenter's ClearOS repeats win for 'Best New Product' at CompTIA Breakaway.^[12]
• July 2012: Softpedia - An Open Source, free and powerful network and gateway Linux server operating system^[13]
• February 2014: IDG Security Firewall Distributions Review ^[14]
• June 2015: Small Business Computing -The 5 Best Linux Servers for Small Business ^[15]
• September 2015: LinuxVoice Service Distro - Group Test (see pages 58-63) ^[16]

See also

• IPCop
• IPFire
• pfSense
• SME Server
• SmoothWall
• Zentyal

References

1. "ClearFoundation SVN".
2. Johnson, Devin (2016-03-08). "ClearOS 7.2.0 Released". ClearOS. ClearFoundation. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
3. "ClarkConnect - Product Life - End of Life".
4. "DistroWatch: ClearOS".
5. "ClarkConnect Is Now ClearOS".
6. "Linux answer to Windows SBS: ClearOS".
7. "Overview". ClearCenter.
8. "Dual WAN Clarkconnect Community".
9. "DistroWatch: Development Release - ClearOS 6.1 Alpha 1".
10. "ClearFoundation: ClearOS Core 6.1 Alpha1".
11. "Breakaway 2009 Best New Product Winner - ClearCenter".
12. "Best of Breakaway 2010 Awards".
13. "An Open Source, free and powerful network and gateway Linux server operating system".
14. Mills, Ashton. "Security firewall distributions". IDG (CSO Online).
15. Schroder, Carla (June 22, 2015). "The 5 Best Linux Servers for Small Business".
16. "Server Distros Group Test" (PDF). LinuxVoice Magazine. LinuxVoice.

External links

• Official website
• ClearOS at DistroWatch
• Announcement of ClearCenter and ClearFoundation by Point Clark Networks