represents a significant, positive change from the traditional small business IT solution

A quick return on investment and fast time to value

  • Enablement measured in hours, not days
  • Complete system installation in under 30 minutes*

Satisfy needs...and wants

  • Provides an appliance solution consistent with preferred buying practices
  • Disaster recovery technology allows you to restore data in minutes**
  • Leverage Lotus Foundations as a platform to deploy IBM Lotus Domino applications and run Linux® and Microsoft® Windows® applications.

Free yourself from the continual cycle of OS system patches and updates

  • Reduces the need for tedious patch management and upgrades
  • Full OS updates in minutes through the autonomic Linux-based system

A complete solution — in a single package

  • Integrated appliance solution means only one vendor to call
  • Unique server autonomics handle backup**, settings, file management, security, and more
  • Automatically performs prioritized data back-ups as often as every 15 minutes**
  • Performs a full system restore in minutes with unique disaster recover technology**
  • Email, calendars and contacts with IBM Lotus Notes™ and Lotus Domino
  • Offers choice with Lotus Notes, Microsoft Outlook® or web-based email interfaces
  • Provides access to a variety of different applications, including Linux and Lotus Domino, and now customers can also run Microsoft Windows applications within a VMware® container
  • Publish web pages and manage your own email domain
  • Self-configuring firewall safeguards networks from unauthorized intrusions
  • Anti-virus protection monitors and cleanses network files of suspicious content*
  • Anti-spam technology filters unwanted email†
  • Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology enables remote connectivity
  • Enables central file and print access, management and sharing
  • Create documents, spreadsheets and presentations with bundled productivity software
  • Branch offices can leverage Lotus Domino skills and data already available at the head office with Lotus Foundations Branch Office
  • Companies that do not have Lotus Domino at head office can now deploy Lotus Foundations Start in a distributed deployment.
  • Optional add-on Business Partner applications are available to be deployed to target specific customer needs
  • The addition of Lotus Foundations Reach delivers secured instant messaging, presence awareness, VoIP and video chat capabilities optimized for small business customers

*Lotus Foundations Reach will require additional time to install
**Features assume use of Lotus Foundations software on Lotus Foundations appliance hardware
†Lotus Foundations Start only