Product Reviews
on Tech-ease featured Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations powered Net Integration Technologies servers (Micro, Mark I, & Mark II).

March 28, 2006

Does Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations = Linux on nitro?

The install process is a breeze. The queries and prompts you must answer to complete the installation will take less than 30 minutes and only a single reboot is required to finalize the process. File sharing, network printing, a Web server package, FTP access and more are all set up without a glitch.

Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations is a complete system, providing all the tools required for basic services such as mail, unattended backups, MySQL database and many more.

My system setup was flawless and complete first time. Initial closed-network testing uncovered no problems. E-mail, database and Web services were all up and running properly.

December 8, 2004

Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations-powered Net Integrator Mark I Reviewed by PC Magazine

"This feature-rich Net Integrator wowed us the first time around. Two years and a hardware upgrade later, it wows us again... It has both [Axentra and EmergeCore ] beat in the area of automatic network configuration and data security. "

Check out the complete review: "Review of Net Integrator Mark I."

October 12, 2004

Editors' Choice: Net Integrator Micro

Alan Stevens reviewed the Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations-powered Net Integrator Micro on October 12, 2004 and named it Editors' Choice.

"..our Editors' Choice has to be the Net Integrator Micro. It may be small, but it's very well equipped, with an innovative self-healing OS plus a good mix of network productivity and security tools -- all at an affordable price."
 

"Given its name, you expect the Net Integrator Micro to be small, and it really is tiny -- but only in terms of physical size. Hosting the vendor’s own Linux-based Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations operating system it’s big on functionality, bristling with all the features expected of a small business server appliance -- and then some."

Check out the complete review:"Review of Net Integrator Micro."

October 8, 2004

Net Integration's Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations 0S 4.0 -SOHO IT's Little Helper

Lori MacVittie reviewed Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations 4.0 on October 8, 2004 and found it to be more than just helping hand.

"Whether you're in a branch office or a small enterprise, if you're one of the few IT admins available to your users, you appreciate a helping hand. Net Integration Technologies' Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations OS 4.0 lends that and more."

Check out the complete review: "Net Integration's Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations OS 4.0- SOHO IT's Little Helper."

September 10, 2004

"Developed by Net Integration Technologies Inc., Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations is a good, stripped-down, hardened version of Linux. It contains many of the features in a Windows server but at a lower cost."

Check out the complete review:"Choosing a server upgrade for your SMB"

InfoWorld Review: Linux-based Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations serves the works

Net Integration Technologies' Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations was reviewed by InfoWorld on July 23, 2004.

"Feature rich and well-integrated, Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations stands on the shoulders of many open-source software packages to deliver a resilient, all-in-one small business solution."

Check out the complete review: "Linux-based Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations serves the works."

June 28, 2004

eWEEK Labs Review: Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations Serves Up New Options

"Using the lightweight, simple-to-install Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations, eWEEK Labs quickly turned older PCs into surprisingly capable, simple-to-manage workgroup or small-business servers."

Check out the complete review: "Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations Serves Up New Options."

February 6, 2004
 

Net Integrator Mark I Reviewed by CNET

"Once in a while, a product comes along that just feels right. From the minute we powered on the Net Integrator Mark I and made it the core of our small network, that's exactly what happened."

Check out the complete review: "Review: Net Integrator Mark I"
 

January 19, 2004

eWeek Reviews Net Integrator Mark I

"Companies looking for an easy-to-deploy, all-in-one workgroup server appliance should consider the Net Integrator Mark I from Net Integration Technologies Inc."

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Nitix / IBM Lotus Foundations OS Reviewed by PC Magazine

"Net Integration Technologies awed us in 2002 with its Net Integrator Mark I server appliance (one of our Best of the Year products, January 2003), and this small company awes us once again."

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January 2003

PC Magazine Recognizes Net Integrator as a Best Product of 2002

"We love it when a low-profile company blindsides us with a killer product. Case in point: the Net Integrator Mark 1. With two externally accessible and removable hard drives and three NICs, this server appliance offers everything the small organization needs in the way of basic services."

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Reprinted from PC Magazine, January 2003, with permission. Copyright © 2003 Ziff Davis Media Inc. All Rights Reserved

May 2003

First Impressions: Net Integrator Mark I

"Net Integrator brings new meaning to the term plug’n play."

June 2002

Impressive Marks for Net Integrator

"The Mark I includes features typically lacking in other network server appliances, which justifies its higher price and larger size. For example, there are three Ethernet adapters instead of two. The extra adapter can be used for a second connection to the Internet complete with DoubleVision load-leveling support. The built-in RAID support places it above most other servers on the market. A built-in modem provides RAS support or a serial connection to the Internet."

April 2002

Net Integrator Wins PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award

"Every once in a while, a low-profile product comes along quietly and hits the mark dead-on, to our pleasant surprise. That is precisely the case with our Editors' Choice in this roundup, the Net Integrator Mark I."

"Its many features and easy-to-use setup and interface clearly make it the server appliance of choice for small to medium-size businesses building a network."

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Swiss Army Server Butler

"Net Integration Technologies can make your life easier. The Ontario-based firm makes server appliances, but this description doesn't correctly invoke the image of what it does. It's a pretty amazing, all-in-one branch server."

"Think for a moment about the effort that goes into deploying NT/2000 and Linux servers. Imagine you have a client wanting a branch server with email (webmail, POP3 and IMAP4). It must be at least NT-authentication compatible as a file-and-print server. There has to be a RAS, DNS, DHCP, LDAP-compatible directory service, integral user-friendly backup, FTP, Ethernet connection load-balancing, and VPN capabilities built-in, as well as the ability to remotely sync the server from a headquarters location. Oh, and it has to sit on a hardened firewall platform."

Editors' Choice Honor Comparative Review

"Net Integration Technologies' Net Integrator Mark I-idb took the Editors' Choice award in this category because it combines solid technology with a focused channel program."

"Many observers might consider the Mark I-idb from Net Integration Technologies the heavyweight contender in the server-appliance market. Designed as a unit that packs as many features as possible into a midsize tower case, the Mark I-idb offers a viable server solution for the small and midsize business market."

Turnkey Network Servers
Product Review

"...based on what we found in our review of the Net Integrator Mark II from Net Integration Technologies, it looks like this company's success is a sure thing."

"In all, we were left feeling almost obligated to give it our highest score of Excellent."

"In fact, all of the features are either so simple or automatic, one might think they are not all present and ready to work. But that's the genius of the Mark II -- everything is already set up, and it's very difficult for someone to configure the server incorrectly."

Turnkey Network Servers IT Corner

"The Net Integrator was a joy to use, as its interface is among the best we've seen, updating load figures continually and performing perfectly..."

"Virtual private networks are almost trivial to configure with Net Integrator, and the routines among the easiest of any VPN device we tested...."

October 23, 2000

This Turnkey is no Turkey
By Tim Parker

"I'm still looking at turnkey firewall-gateway-server solutions and am not jaded yet. A recent arrival from Net Integration Technologies Inc. caused a few eyebrows to go up in my testing labs, not only because of the well-designed package, but also because of the rather amazing benchmark figures we recorded. But I'm jumping ahead of myself."

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