Welcome to the future of Litigation Support and Document Management for small organizations: the MasterFile Appliance.

The MFA is an affordable, enterprise-grade, turnkey solution for Litigation Support, Case Analysis and Document Management, running on the robust IBM Lotus Foundations Server. A hands-off IT environment that's self-managing, self-configuring, self-protecting and self-healing, it's perfect for practices that want to run their own in-house MasterFile server but have little to no IT expertise.

Fast Deployment

Find a power outlet, point to a web browser and within a few minutes you're good to go with:

  • Case Analysis.
  • Fact Management.
  • Litigation Support.
  • Document management.
  • File and Print services.
  • E-mail with spam and virus protection
    (if you opt to use the included
    Lotus Notes/Domino e-mail server).
  • Automated, continuous backups.
  • An auto-configuring Internet firewall.
     

The IBM Lotus Foundations Server

IBM Lotus Foundations Server can think for itself, identifying, isolating and solving problems before they affect your business operations. It backs up data at regularly scheduled intervals (as frequently as every 15 minutes), and if needed, automatically recovers and restores data and system settings in minutes. It also automatically installs security updates to help provide continuous network protection from potential threats such as unauthorized intrusions, viruses and spam attacks. Automated capabilities mean no costly, onsite IT skills.

By automating critical features, you gain peace of mind that your business systems and information is protected, while your budget remains intact.

Until Lotus Foundations, you needed a computer specialist to install Microsoft SBS, configure your firewall, Router, VPN, file sharing, backup, etc. Lotus Foundations (LFS) is a system that needs virtually no IT experience to set up or maintain. While large companies usually have an IT staff, smaller ones usually don't, or the staff isn't experienced in the latest technologies. Some of the innovative technologies that IBM has put into LFS include:

  • Flash-based Autonomic Linux operating system -- so even if all the hard drives fail, the system will boot from the flash drive, maintaining the ability to log into the network and perform basic networking duties.
  • Intelligent backup -- that instantly and automatically backs up all data at intervals as granular as 15 minutes. The backup software algorithms are so sophisticated that they actually analyse the backups, weeding out duplicate files so they don't take up more room on the backup drive.
  • One button restore -- that restores network capabilities in as little as 2 minutes, and the entire server in 8 minutes for a machine that has had catastrophic failure.
  • Simple web interface for easy administration -- all complex administrative functions are done automatically behind the scenes so end users aren't saddled with adding users, giving rights, assigning e-mail, etc.
  • Self healing -- the LFS server will detect erroneous aspects or attempted tampering and fix itself.

Small legal firms never had it so good. Now, with the MFA, they get all the goodies usually found only in larger companies -- at an excellent price, with little administrative overhead or cost, and backed by IBM.

By automating critical features, you gain peace of mind that your business systems and information is protected, while your budget remains intact. The MFA includes the IBM Lotus Domino® platform, IBM Lotus Notes® and MasterFile's Case Analysis, Fact Management, Litigation Support and Document Management software. And at your option, send and receive e-mail, manage calendars and browse the internet all from a single screen using the included Domino e-mail server.

The MFA: Plug it in and you're good to go!
 

Further information:

 

 

    [Some videos refer to LFS' former name, Nitix]

  • Talking Notes Podcast -- Caleb Barlow, Integration Executive at IBM, explains key features and benefits. Click to listen to this short interview and learn what sets the MasterFile/LFS Appliance apart from any other server.


     
  • Intelligent Disk Backup (IDB) -- Lotus' patented Intelligent Disk Backup providing best-in-class, automatic, continuous disk backup.
     
  • System ER -- Lotus shows you fast and easy restoration from catastrophic failure to a fully functional server appliance in two minutes, without  more than 15-minutes data loss.
     
  • NetIntelligence -- Explains the Appliance's simplified deployment, management and administration, and self healing capability.

     
  • LFS Overview and Solutions Brief
     
  • LFS Product Data-sheet
     
  • LFS Server Hardware Specifications
     

"Cost effective, compact, efficient and expandable ... This server is everything we needed at a price that met my small business budget." -- John G. Anthony II, President of ACA Mortgage Services, Inc.

"My LFS customers save an average of $2400 per year as a result of a lower maintenance cost vs Microsoft." -- Dave Lawrence, Smart Technology Enablers

"... has brought our dealership into the 21st century. Our infrastructure is smooth, fully integrated, reliable and secure." -- Brian Posivy, Sheridan Ford-Lincoln

"... allows us to accomplish security while being able to access and troubleshoot it from multiple locations – all this while knowing that backup and redundancy are being handled automatically." -- Robert Brooks, Beacon Financial Group Inc.

Click here to read how a total crash and restore of M/A Design's Windows 2003 server cost it $150,000 in lost AutoCAD files prompting the switch out to IBM LFS. -- Murrie Alcorn, M/A Design Group

Specifications

MasterFile Appliance

LFS Server Hardware Specifications

Capacity

5 to 100 users

MasterFile licenses included

5 users

Notes licenses included

5 users

E-mail server

Lotus Domino

Other services

File and print, autonomic back-up, firewall.

Operating System

IBM Lotus Foundations Autonomic Linux in Flash DOM

Chassis

Rack or Tower

Processor

Entry: Intel E7200 Core 2 Duo 2.53 Ghz
Advanced: Intel X3330 Xeon 2.66 Ghz Quad Core

Memory

2gb

Hard drives

Entry: 1 x 250 GB SimpleSwap SATA main hard drive; max 4 x 250 GB
Advanced: 1 x 500 GB SimpleSwap SATA main hard drive; max 4 x 500 GB

IDB autonomic backup drive

Entry: 1 x Hot swappable, 500 GB
Advanced: 1 x Hot swappable, 1 TB

Optical

No DVD required

Hot standby server option

Optional

Extras / Customizable

Anti-virus. Anti-spam. Extra IDB Drives. Memory upgrades and standby servers. Extended warranty.

Warranty

Limited warranty, parts and labour, 1 year on-site.

Base price – With MasterFile 5 user license, annual support and maintenance, and Notes (includes ground shipping)

Entry: $4,950
Advanced: $5,495

 
 

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