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All about the Lotus Foundations Start 1.2 Beta Program

October 30, 2009

I was quite delighted to have few of you inquire in regards to the upcoming beta program, specifically right after the tweet last night. As promised, it is my pleasure to present the details here. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment. I’ll have the team monitor this [...]

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How to save money with Lotus Foundations vs Microsoft SBS?

February 2, 2009

Vaughan Rivett recently posted an online video and a calculator showcasing the cost saving advantages of Lotus Foundations vs the ‘competition’ aka Microsoft Small Business Server.
Unfortunately, for us North American folks, the pricing is in New Zealand dollars. But none the less, it shows you the advantages of going with a more efficient [...]

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You asked for it, initial setup of Lotus Foundations Server!

January 8, 2009

You asked for it, you got it! I have been meaning to blog about this for quite a while but was unable to due to Lotusphere preperations.
Our support team has updated the support knowledgebase with initial setup of the Lotus Foundations hardware appliance server.
It goes through basic setup of the server and clearly explains the [...]

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NetworkWorld.com says SBS 2008: Same old bundle with new Vista wrapper

November 13, 2008

You didn’t hear it from me, NetworkWorld.com writes,
With network-attached storage devices selling for just a few hundred bucks per terabyte, and online service providers offering e-mail and full productivity applications for a few dollars per user per month, Microsoft’s Small Business Server 2008 is entering into a tougher market than its older siblings have had [...]

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Microsoft admits to wasting 2 hours a week on upgrades alone!

November 12, 2008

OK, Small Business Experts, help me out here! Maybe I am too used to the Foundations server environment where upgrades and recovery takes literally few minutes only. Is this how low expectations are in the Microsoft world?
Please help me understand what Microsoft Essential Business Server Press release is all about,
“We used to spend 15 hours [...]

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Another view on Foundations vs SBS 2008

November 5, 2008

Sven Meirte blogged about his experience with Small Business Server 2008 and the event he attended.  Check out his blog posting, it provides a better understanding for consultants, so that they can provide complete viable solutions to their small business customers. Whether it be SBS or Foundations.
I will be shortly following with a blog posting [...]

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Lotus Foundations brings out the best in all of us!

September 23, 2008

At Lotus Foundations, we do get really excited whenever a partner and their client is truly happy with the platform.  On my support side of things, I often hear about good humble stories that keep the support team motivated. However, as I deal with the Marketing and more on the Web side of things, I [...]

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