Title: Internet Research - Activity 5
Course: CGS 1560 Microcomputer Operating Systems > Section: Module 5 - Major OS File Systems

You are a new hire in the IT Department at Elusive Solutions, a firm that is a combination of an advertising agency and a full service graphics studio. This premiere firm prides itself on having the latest cutting edge technology. Your manager visits you in your office to congratulate you on doing a great job on your first project that was completed prior to the deadline. He informs you that he has another project for you. This project concerns the Marketing and Graphics Departments.

The company has had a long-time policy of giving the employees whatever tools they preferred in order not to stifle their creativity. This has resulted in a mixture of Macs and Windows PC’s across both departments. They have not kept pace with the latest upgrades of the Adobe Master Suite on which the company has standardized. There have been issues with group projects because of file system incompatibility where projects have been corrupted. At the last Directors' meeting this became a priority for problem resolution.

The suggested solution was to install a Linux file server with Samba to give interoperability among all file and print services. What you are being tasked with is to complete the Internet research to determine the following:

- Can OS X Mountain be upgraded to Mountain Lion with the latest version of Samba?
- Are there any Windows 7 issues with Samba’s latest version?
- Are there any project file problems when swapping files between Mac and Windows with Adobe Master Suite CS6?

Once your research is complete, write an analytical or problem-solving memo giving your findings and suggestions on the recommended solution. An analytical memo outlines information and recommends a suggested action on the part of the reader. It advises the reader to take a certain action, no action, or may suggest an alternate action. The suggested action could be to make a purchase, not make a purchase, or make an alternate purchase.

For a short guide on writing memoranda, please refer to this link:

How to Write an Effective Memo
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