Lotus Foundations
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Lotus Foundations is a bundled small-business server solutions package by IBM
. The package includes Lotus Domino
, directory services, file management, firewall
, backup, web hosting and various other productivity tools. The platform is designed to work with Windows, Linux
, and Apple.
The product's release was a direct result of IBM's acquisition of Net Integration Technologies, which has been integrated into the IBM Lotus division. http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/01/18/IBM-acquires-Net-Integration-Technologies_1.html The original pre-acquisition product was based around the Net Integrator Mark 1 server appliance and its NITIX
Autonomic Linux
Server OS. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1430080,00.asp
Lotus Foundations was introduced to market as a hardware appliance late in 2008http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=AN&subtype=CA&htmlfid=897/ENUS108-867&appname=USN, and a software-only appliance was also made available. In 2010 Lotus Foundations hardware appliance was discontinued and software-only appliance followed suit in Feb., 2011 (IBM Withdrawal Announcement 910-236 http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=AN&subtype=CA&htmlfid=897/ENUS910-236&appname=USN). In June 2011, however, Lotus Foundations software appilance was reinstated on salehttp://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=877&letternum=ENUSZP11-0288, but IBM doesn't sell it directly anymore, distributing it through selected Business Partners instead.
-based, designed for ease of use and features auto-configuration of firewall settings. The firewall allows incoming FTP (active and passive Mode), HTTP, HTTPS
and SMTP while allowing outgoing DNS
, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS and telnet
as well as the IMAP, POP3 and SMTP mail protocols. http://kb.nitix.com/6010
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
. The package includes Lotus Domino
IBM Lotus Domino
Lotus Domino is an IBM server product that provides enterprise-grade e-mail, collaboration capabilities, and a custom application platform. Domino began life as Lotus Notes Server, the server component of Lotus Development Corporation's client-server messaging technology. It can be used as an...
, directory services, file management, firewall
Firewall (computing)
A firewall is a device or set of devices designed to permit or deny network transmissions based upon a set of rules and is frequently used to protect networks from unauthorized access while permitting legitimate communications to pass....
, backup, web hosting and various other productivity tools. The platform is designed to work with Windows, Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
, and Apple.
The product's release was a direct result of IBM's acquisition of Net Integration Technologies, which has been integrated into the IBM Lotus division. http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/01/18/IBM-acquires-Net-Integration-Technologies_1.html The original pre-acquisition product was based around the Net Integrator Mark 1 server appliance and its NITIX
Nitix
Nitix is a retail Linux distribution, produced in Canada. The software is developed by , which has been acquired by IBM as of January 2008 and currently operates as IBM Lotus Foundations.-History:...
Autonomic Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
Server OS. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1430080,00.asp
Lotus Foundations was introduced to market as a hardware appliance late in 2008http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=AN&subtype=CA&htmlfid=897/ENUS108-867&appname=USN, and a software-only appliance was also made available. In 2010 Lotus Foundations hardware appliance was discontinued and software-only appliance followed suit in Feb., 2011 (IBM Withdrawal Announcement 910-236 http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=AN&subtype=CA&htmlfid=897/ENUS910-236&appname=USN). In June 2011, however, Lotus Foundations software appilance was reinstated on salehttp://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=877&letternum=ENUSZP11-0288, but IBM doesn't sell it directly anymore, distributing it through selected Business Partners instead.
Lotus Domino
Lotus Domino is an IBM server product that provides enterprise-grade e-mail, collaboration capabilities, and custom application platform. It can be used as an application server for Lotus Notes applications and/or as a web server. It also has a built-in database system in the NSF format.Firewall
The Lotus Foundations firewall is GUIGraphical user interface
In computing, a graphical user interface is a type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices with images rather than text commands. GUIs can be used in computers, hand-held devices such as MP3 players, portable media players or gaming devices, household appliances and...
-based, designed for ease of use and features auto-configuration of firewall settings. The firewall allows incoming FTP (active and passive Mode), HTTP, HTTPS
Https
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure is a combination of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol with SSL/TLS protocol to provide encrypted communication and secure identification of a network web server...
and SMTP while allowing outgoing DNS
Domain name system
The Domain Name System is a hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities...
, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS and telnet
TELNET
Telnet is a network protocol used on the Internet or local area networks to provide a bidirectional interactive text-oriented communications facility using a virtual terminal connection...
as well as the IMAP, POP3 and SMTP mail protocols. http://kb.nitix.com/6010