IBM tapped Domino Server from subsidiary Lotus Development Corp. to handle e-mail and messaging capabilities. Database chores are ably handled by the NT version of IBM's DB2 Universal Database. Applications such as LANDesk, which require a back-end database, are configured to work directly with DB2. What's inside LANDesk, Domino Server, DB2 Universal Database for NT, Communications Server and ADSM make up the basic NT Suite offering. Tivoli LAN Access enables the Enterprise Suite to integrate with IBM's Tivoli high-end management application.
Client software is available for most operating systems and platforms.
The NT Suites installer can do a completely automated install, in which the administrator chooses which applications to install, or a customized installation that allows the administrator to select not only the application but also the individual components of each app. In either case, the installer checks for dependencies between the applications before allowing the install to proceed. The NT Suites, in contrast, understand that components may be elsewhere on the LAN, and this came in handy during tests. Unlike BackOffice, which has multiple applications and a single machine license, the NT Suites are licensed to allow individual applications to be installed anywhere on a network. Taking advantage of one of the most attractive features of NT Suites, we planned to test a full install on a single machine as well as distributing the component applications across the test network.