SAMBA

Samba is an Open Source Software suite that provides seamless file and print services to Windows clients via the Common Internet File System(CIFS) protocol. Samba can also act as a Primary Domain Controller(PDC) to allow windows clients to authenticate their logons.

The key benefits to Samba are:

• Cost - Samba is Open Source/Free Software. There are no license or renewal costs.
  Also, Samba's hardware requirements are less than an equivalent Windows' server.
• Speed - Linux is a very efficient Unix implementation and can be tuned specifically for file and print serving.
  Here is a recent IT Week article comparing Windows 2000 and Samba.
• Scalability - Unix is infinitely scalable. Linux is a true multi-tasking, multi-processor Unix implementation and scales directly with additional hardware.
• Ease of Use - Samba is managed via a configuration file, which is optionally managed via a web interface. Samba requires no Windows' registry voodoo or frequent restarts. Since the file server is Unix based, remote logins, and thus remote management, is a snap.

Implementing a Samba server improves performance, reduces costs, and is easier to maintain. Why haven't you called CompuCrew already?