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Lotus Development and Sun Microsystems Announce Availability of Integrated Corporate Messaging and Internet Solutions for Lotus/Sun Reseller Channel Solutions Simplify Deployment of Lotus Domino with the Sun Enterprise 450 Workgroup Server
ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Lotus Development Corp. and Sun Microsystems,Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW - news) today announced that two recently introduced, easy-to-deploy messaging and Internet solutions for corporate customers are now available in the U.S. through
resellers authorized by Sun and Lotus. The Sun(TM) Enterprise(TM) 450 workgroup server and Lotus Domino solutions help businesses more easily purchase and implement high-performance,mission-critical Internet, intranet and extranet applications on a highly secure, scalable and manageable platform. The two Lotus offerings now available in the U.S. are:
-- Lotus Domino Mail server, which enables the deployment of messaging,integrated calendaring and scheduling, news groups, discussions and Web access in a single manageable, reliable and scalable infrastructure.
-- Lotus Domino server, which offers an integrated set of services, in addition to the features of Domino Mail, that enable customers to easily create secure, interactive business solutions for the Internet,extranets and corporate intranets.
Included with both solutions is a 10-user license for the Lotus Notes client and a Domino training and support package which includes a solution ''cookbook'' for VARs to easily configure this ''recipe'' for their customers.
The solutions will run on the Enterprise 450 workgroup server. With this system, Sun has combined enterprise-class functionality with seamless PC interoperability and ease-of-use at competitive PC
server pricing. The system offers customers a reliable and secure platform for deploying business-critical applications at the workgroup. A high-performance,symmetric multi- processing (SMP)
system, the Enterprise 450 server combines power, storage capacity, fast I/O throughput and exceptional network I/O speed for an outstanding value. To access recently released NotesBench(TM) performance results for a partitioned Domino server running on an Enterprise 450 server, visit notesbench.org.
This joint offering exemplifies a continuing effort by Lotus and Sun to provide one of the industry's most complete intranet/extranet solutions for the enterprise. Since 1989, Lotus and Sun have worked together to provide tight integration and optimum performance for Lotus Notes and Domino on the Solaris(TM) operating environment, including the recent joint initiative to port Lotus'Domino DMS MTA (Defense Message System Message Transfer Agent) to the Solaris platform
(see 1/26/98 release, ''Lotus Development Corp. and Sun Microsystems, Inc. Agree to PortDefense Message System Solutions to Solaris Operating Environment'').
Pricing and Availability
In the U.S., Sun resellers can purchase these solutions from the Sun Master Resellers -- Access
Graphics, Ingram Micro and Merisel. Resellers get the Enterprise 450 server with the Solaris
operating environment and either Domino or Domino Mail. Included with each solution is the following:
-- A 10-user license for Lotus clients (choice of Lotus Notes Desktop,Lotus Notes Mail or Lotus Mail).
-- A coupon for a three-day course, "Release 4.6 Domino Messaging
Administration for Sun Enterprise Workgroup Servers," that teaches administrators to set-up, operate and maintain Domino Mail servers and support messaging users. The coupon is redeemable at InfoImage education or GE Capital IT Solutions, Educational Services.
-- Coupons for three Domino support calls.
-- A solutions "cookbook," or set of instructions, designed to help resellers custom-configure these solutions for their customers.
Outside the U.S., variations of these solutions are available on a market-by-market basis.Customers should contact their local authorized Sun reseller for availability and pricing information.
Lotus Development Corporation, founded in 1982, is a subsidiary of IBM Corporation. Lotus offers high-quality software products and services that reflect the company's unique understanding of the new ways in which individuals and businesses must work together to achieve success. Lotus'innovative approach is evident in a new class of applications that allows users to access and communicate information in ways never before possible, both within and beyond organizational
boundaries. Lotus now markets its products in more than 80 countries worldwide and provides numerous professional consulting, support and education services through the Lotus Services Group.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, ''The Network Is The Computer,''(TM) has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. to its position as a leading provider of hardware, software and services for
establishing enterprise-wide intranets and expanding the power of the Internet. With more than $9 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the World Wide Web at sun.com.
Sun, the Sun logo, Sun Microsystems, Sun Enterprise, Solaris and the Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and in other countries. Lotus and Lotus Notes are registered trademarks and Domino, Notes and Lotus
Domino Mail are trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation. All other trademarks are owned by their respective companies.
NOTE: All news releases and related information issued at Lotusphere are available on the Internet,via Lotusphere On Line at lotus.com, and via the Lotus Development
Corp. Home Page at lotus.com. The Lotus Home Page is an easy way to find information about Lotus and its business partners' products and services.
A copy of this release and other company information is also available via fax by dialing 1-800-57-LOTUS within the U.S. and Canada or 201-946-2336 outside the U.S. and Canada.
SOURCE: Lotus Development Corp.
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