只要拥有Linux开源软件的帮助，并且再拥有一点来自ClarkConnect的帮助，你就可以将一台标准的PC机转化成一台专用的宽带网关和易用的网络服务器。ClarkConnect对小型企业、家庭办公室和联网家庭而言是一份优秀的解决方案。它在Red Hat的基础上移除了不必要的软件并进行了安全加固，一些有用的Internet网关软件被添加进来，并且安装过程也被设计得更加简便。

Point Clark Networks has announced the availability of the second beta release of ClarkConnect 5.0, a specialist distribution for servers and gateways based on CentOS: "ClarkConnect 5.0 Beta 2 is now available. What's new? Beta 2 is certainly more stable, but there are still quite a few rough edges. Along with the usual bug fixes, the beta 2 release has the following significant changes: an update to CentOS 5.3; a change in the package naming convention -- from cc-XYZ to app-XYZ; a first release of the bandwidth manager; content filter changes (anti-virus engine update); a functional print server/queue solution. A general cleanup of the web interface, including form validation, will be completed at a later stage. In addition, you will find the web interface to be slow in some places -- this will be optimized in a future beta release." Read the rest of the release notes for additional details. Download: community-5.0-beta2.iso (617MB, MD5).（责任编辑：A6）