Linux functional equal to Novell SFT concept. Is there a ready to use and "Free" version

Recently several situations have come up where a Linux based incarnation of the old Novell SFT would be valued. SFT seems to make more sense than ever for high $ per minute situations. What can we do to replicate this in Linux? A concise explanation of the concept is: http://www.linktionary.com/s/sft.html. Since Novell has an involvement of sorts with Linux there is a logical elegant progressive sense here too -- Oren Beck 816.729.3645