Updated: July 13, 2020 (November 24, 2008)

Specialized Business Servers Released

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Small Business Server (SBS) 2008, which offers a turn-key server infrastructure, including a file and print server, e-mail, and collaboration services for small businesses without a dedicated IT staff, and Essential Business Server (EBS) 2008, which provides an expanded range of software for midsize businesses, were released in Nov. 2008. Although the products were released during an economic downturn, pricing and financing options from Microsoft may make these servers attractive.

SBS 2008

SBS 2008 Standard Edition includes the services needed for a baseline IT infrastructure on a single server. Specifically, the product takes advantage of services built into Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, such as Active Directory (AD) Domain Services, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), the IIS Web server, and Windows SharePoint Services version 3.0 for group collaboration and document sharing. Added to these Windows services are the following applications and features:

Exchange Server 2007

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