The IBM Lotus Foundations appliance has everything a customer needs to quickly set up a reliable IT infrastructure. The software uses the IBM Lotus Notes/Domino collaboration platform to enable employees to create, share and print Lotus Symphony documents, and work with email and calendar functions. Its automated design -- self-configuring, self-healing, and self-managing daily systems operations -- eliminates the need for routine maintenance and helps to ensure that critical data is protected through an integrated disk backup technology.
"For the first time, customers and partners have access to an all-in-one appliance where both the hardware and software are sourced by a single vendor," said Kevin Cavanaugh, vice president, IBM Lotus Software. "One source to deal with makes life a lot easier. The appliance is a complete system, and it's designed to require zero on-site IT support. All a customer needs to get started is a power outlet and an Internet connection."
VMware Software Supports Windows
IBM is also announcing a pilot with VMware, which will provide support to IBM Lotus Foundations users who run Windows and are licensed to run Windows-based applications. Lotus Foundations customers will benefit from running Windows on a virtual machine on IBM Lotus Foundations. Even if the Windows operating system crashes, the business can still access the core capabilities of Lotus Foundations without rebooting. Lotus Foundations operations are designed to continue uninterrupted.
The software technology in IBM Lotus Foundations is built on a 100 megabyte Linux kernel, compact enough to be stored on a solid state chip. The system starts up at the chip level, so in the unlikely event that both hard drives fail, IBM Lotus Foundations will still boot up with network, firewall, virtual private network (VPN), user accounts and other key services completely operational.
Whether a company consists of 5 or
500 employees, at some level, people
have to work together—employees with
employees, employees with customers,
and since you often wear multiple hats,
sometimes you with your own thoughts.
Lotus Foundations Start includes the
IBM Lotus Domino® platform and
IBM Lotus Notes® software for e-mail,
calendaring and document sharing,
as well as the IBM Lotus Symphony
office productivity suite to create and
edit documents, spreadsheets and
presentations just like you do today.
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