GCS Guardian™ Managed Office Server

The GCS Guardian™ is a standard Intel-based server running custom GCS software. It's built by Supermicro, one of the largest and oldest third-party manufacturers of cases and motherboards. Various configurations are available, including "1U Rackmount" and mid-tower, with either single and dual processors, and up to four disk drives.

Please feel free to configure a system for yourself and check out the complete information on available system configurations and prices.

The server runs Linux rendering it immune to the many security holes found in Microsoft server, while supporting all the commonly used services on Windows and Macintosh networks:

1. File service (Windows and Macintosh)
2. Print service (Windows and Macintosh)
3. Email services (SMTP, POP, IMAP) with support for all popular mail clients, a webmail interface, and spam control software
4. Virus protection (additional fee applies)
5. Mail Server Armor (anti-relaying, anti-spam, and anti-virus protection for an existing mail server)
6. VPN server (PPTP and IPSEC)
7. Web server (Apache), with Perl, PHP, MySQL, and other software
8. "Jabber" Intra-office Instant Messaging
9. FTP server
10. Router and Switch Monitoring (up to ten devices, plus the server itself)
11. NTP (clock synchronization)
12. DHCP (dynamic addressing for office workstations)
13. DNS (domain name service)
14. LDAP (directory service)
15. Access control (per-service authorization based on IP addresses)

All of these services, or any subset, may be run on a single GCS Guardian™. Larger customers may choose to segregate some services onto separate servers for better performance.

GCS Guardian™ $400/month