Sneak Preview – IBM Lotus Foundations Server Appliance pics!

Just received my sneak preview of the new upcoming appliance server from IBM Lotus Foundations. The server features disk-on-module OS, that allows the server to boot up from a chip. Even if hard drives have failed, your network will still be functioning. It also features a integrated drive based backup system that allows you to recover from a total network crash within minutes.  It also does automated backups at set intervals as well – 15 minutes and above!

With included LCD based control panel on the server and autonomic OS, you can setup a basic server, do backups and more automatically without even touching a keyboard. Guys, this is what a small business needs. What do you think? This is IBM’s magic box for the SMB market. Sean Burgess , a consultant specializing in small to mid size businesses, seems to think so!

P.S. You can also run Windows on it now as well. More to come on that shortly.
URL: Official Press Release from IBM

IBM Completes Acquisition of Net Integration Technologies Inc – Nitix

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Net Integration Technologies Inc. (http://www.nitix.com/), a Toronto, Canada-based, privately held company that offers a complete business server software solution for small and medium-sized businesses.

This exciting move will bring Net Integration’s innovative, award-winning server solutions into the IBM Lotus portfolio. With the close of this acquisition, the Net Integration business will become part of the Messaging and Collaboration segment of IBM Lotus, which is led by Mike Rhodin.

Kevin Cavanaugh, Vice President of IBM’s Messaging & Collaboration will be heading the whole initiative and Nitix’s CEO, Ozzy Papic, will head the IBM SMB initiative as well. This division will most likely be known as Lotus Foundations. It could also be known as IBM Foundations.

Mike Rhodin holding Micro II NitixBlue server