Forum Post: RE: What OS do we choose?

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Hi, As has been already stated, it’s possible to have a stable, reliable server running on any of the OS’s listed. There’s another factor you may want to consider. In current versions of Progress, the client has access to COM, the Windows API and the .Net framework. By client I’m including the AppServer and any Progress sessions you may choose to run on the server. This allows you access to a world of features not easily available in Progress under Unix. Regular expressions, many more encryption types, any COM application like Excel or Word, easy HTTP or HTTPS communications and hundreds of other possibilities are directly available in your Progress code. These are essentially extensions to the Progress language, many of which are difficult to do when running on Unix. Tom Bergman Tom.Bergman@WoltersKluwer.com

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