All About Microsoft Small Business Server

Microsoft recognizes the value that small businesses place on affordable technology solutions and have developed a product specifically for that market segment – Windows Small Business Server®.  This solution helps small businesses be more productive and more secure with an integrated package of features such as e-mail, internal Web sites, remote access, mobile device support, file and printer sharing, backup and restore and more all bundled in an affordable solution.

The Standard edition of this product includes Windows Server 2003, SharePoint Services, Exchange Server, Microsoft Outlook 2003, Windows Server Update Services, and Microsoft Shared Fax.  The Premium edition adds Microsoft SQL Server Workgroup Edition, Microsoft Internet and Security Acceleration (ISA) server and Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003.

There are some differences between Standard Server and Small Business Server that may impact your specific operation.  Small Business Server limits the total number of concurrent connections to 75 – hence the “Small Business” aspect of the package.  Small Business Server provides access to the Remote Web Workplace, for remote users to connect and work in the environment, but does not support an actual Terminal Server Application Server deployment as Standard Server does.  There can only be one Small Business Server deployed in a business environment – while you can add additional servers, they must be of the Standard or Enterprise server variety.

Microsoft Small Business Server meets the needs of small business day in and day out.  It is attractively priced and provides a bundle of functionality that let small businesses use the same technologies that are available to large businesses.  This added productivity improves the competitiveness of small businesses in the marketplace. 

Ask your ASG representative how Small Business Server can improve your productivity!