Lotus Foundations - A Competitive Feature Comparison
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Lotus Foundations Start
Lotus Foundations Run add-on
to enable virtualization of other servers
on the Lotus Foundations server.
Lotus Foundations Reach add-on
for unified messaging via Lotus Sametime
| | Feature Comparison
Feature | Lotus
Foundations Start | Microsoft
SBS 2008 Standard | Microsoft
SBS 2008 Premium |
Software Purchase Price | $1750
(5 users) | $1300
(5 users) | $1899
(5 users) |
Users | 1-500 | 1-75 | 1-75 |
E-mail, Calendar & Contacts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
File & Print Mgmt. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Auto. System Updates | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Secure Remote Access | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Data
Backup | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Auto.
Restore | Yes | No | No |
Firewall | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Anti-virus & Anti-spam | Yes | No * | No * |
Office Suite Included | Yes | No | No |
Web Server | Yes | Yes | Yes |
* SBS was originally to include anti-virus/anti-spam, but it was pulled and now only includes a free trial.
Advanced
Features | Lotus
Foundations Start | Microsoft
SBS 2008 Standard | Microsoft
SBS 2008 Premium |
PHP /
mySQL | Yes | No | No |
SQL Server Express | No | No | Yes |
Lotus Notes Applications & Databases | Yes | No | No |
DB2 | Yes | No | No |
ASP & .Net Applications | No | Yes | Yes |
Private & Public Key Security | Yes | No * | No * |
Virtual Machines Support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Phone
Support Included | Yes ** | No ** | No ** |
* Server only. However, it is possible to configure client certificate support, but it's not out-of-the-box native.
** IBM includes support but its through the business partner. The business partner may depending on how the partner sold Foundations to begin with.
Microsoft Small Business Server is a trademark of Microsoft
Lotus Foundations is a trademark of IBM Lotus software.
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