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	May 8, 2008 IBM's Server Appliance Will Change The Market For Small Business Computing Lotus Foundations Server Adds Credibility To The Product Category by Michael Speyer with Eric G. Brown, Robert Muhlhausen

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Executive Summary

Small businesses want sophisticated IT functionality, but their lack of IT resources requires that IT is delivered in a highly reliable no-touch manner. Linux-based server appliances have emerged to satisfy these requirements, but IBM's recent announcement of its Lotus Foundations Start server family adds a new level of credibility to the "office in a box" concept. Linux-based small business server appliances open up new opportunities for server vendors and independent software vendors (ISVs), but they will face significant competition from cloud-based alternatives.

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