Migration of standalone and aging VM based Windows Server e-mail test environments (Exchange and Domino) to current version VMWare Server linux based hosts and consolidated AD domain guests. Configuration and deployment of Open Enterprise Server/SLES Linux servers at remote datacenter. Evaluation, testing, and implementation of WAN acceleration solution on connectivity between main datacenter and 25-30 remote sites. Evaluation, testing, and implementation of centralized storage solution (SAN), in conjunction with WAN acceleration, to allow removal of LDAP replication and storage servers at remote locations, and to provide unified storage at main datacenter. Standardization of remote users connectivity practices, including creation of policies, implementation of VPN solution. Migration of existing Netware servers to OES/SLES (Linux based) servers. Implementation of Linux based collaborative workspace application to replace Windows Sharepoint Services, and eliminate nee