Access IBM DeveloperWorks Online Resources
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/documentation/foundations/

Download IBM Lotus Foundations Start
IBM Lotus Foundations Start code available for business partners on the IBM Software Access Catalog (subscription required)
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/isv/welcome/softmall.html

*Special note - Lotus Foundations Start is now available in many languages, including Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, and English.

New! Click here if you are interested in Domino-specific training

Join the ISV Toolkit Beta
Are you an Independent Software Vendor? Domino Developer interested in Lotus Foundations Start? Submit a request to participate in the Lotus Foundations Start Developer Toolkit Technology Preview Program. (Limited Participation only)
https://www-304.ibm.com/software/earlyprograms/surveys/cust/nomination.wss?id=484

Download a Podcast
Download The Taking Notes Podcast and listen to Caleb Barlow from IBM talk about the Lotus Foundations Start server, including these topics. http://www.takingnotespodcast.com/blogs/takingnotes.nsf/dx/takingnotesepisode84.htm

What is Lotus Foundations?
The target audience is small businesses with 1 to 500 employees. Why would they want this?
What is an "appliance" server? What does it mean that the Foundations server is "self-healing"?
What version of Lotus Domino is included? What if I want to package up custom applications or upgrade the Domino version?
How do Lotus Business Partners fit into this picture?
Collaboration University 2008
How is Lotus Foundations marketed against the legacy Microsoft Small Business Server?
Will there be other versions besides the current Foundations "Start" server?
Sean Burgess' Lotus Foundation blog
Graham Dodge's blog
Bilal Jaffery's Foundations Blog

Create a Test Environment with VMWare
We hope that you are already using Lotus Foundations Start. However, you may create a virtual environment using VMWare (not for production, but good for ad-hoc testing and learning). You will need to have VMWare (licensed product) to do this. Here are videos to get you started for installation and setup.
https://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/partnerworld/wps/servlet/mem/ContentHandler/Z448242P69896T76

Watch a Video
Introduction to Lotus Foundations Start flash presentation.
http://download.lotusfoundations.com/videos/
Download in executable format here.
http://download.lotusfoundations.com/videos/IBM_Lotus_Foundations_Overview.exe

Lotus Foundations Learning Roadmap

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Bilal Jaffery on September 26, 2008 | Version 23

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Signup for IBM Partnerworld
As an IBM Partnerworld member you will have access to everything that is posted
online for IBM Lotus Foundations Start.
http://www-01.ibm.com/partnerworld/pwhome.nsf/weblook/pub_join_allBPs.html

Sign up for the Lotus Foundations Start Technical Two-day Workshop.
Several dates are posted. Visit this link for the class information. This is a FREE course, and you will get hand's on experience with IBM Lotus Foundations Start. https://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/isv/spc/events/description.jsp?event=99A944C0B1E0138F8525749F005C9B64
If you need to know how to install, configure and use the new Lotus Foundations Start, this workshop is for you.
Here are a few of the things you will learn. Access the course description online for the full list.

Install and configure Lotus Foundations Start applications such as IBM Lotus Notes and IBM Lotus Domino, Lotus Domino Access for Microsoft Office, and anti-spam
Restore and recover from a failed main drive
Perform administrative tasks such as importing multiple users and optimizing Lotus Notes clients
Install Domino Access for Microsoft Office and set up users

To enroll, select the desired date and location. There is no charge to attend.

	29 Sep 2008 - 30 Sep 2008, Waltham, Massachusetts
	07 Oct 2008 - 08 Oct 2008, Toronto, Canada
	07 Oct 2008 - 08 Oct 2008, Virtual workshop (09:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m. central time)
	21 Oct 2008 - 22 Oct 2008, Bangalore, India
	22 Oct 2008 - 23 Oct 2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia