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Windows Essential Business Server 2008
is an enterprise-class server solution designed and priced for midsize
businesses. Windows Essential Business Server 2008 provides a unified
Administration Console to manage an integrated IT infrastructure with
the latest versions of management, messaging, and security server
technologies.
By helping to improve IT manageability and reliability, Windows
Essential Business Server 2008 turns a midsize IT infrastructure into a
strategic asset, boosting productivity and growth. Grow your business
with Windows Essential Business Server 2008.
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Overview
Windows Essential
Business Server is an integrated and affordable solution that offers the
Microsoft software that midsize businesses require—preconfigured,
integrated, and manageable from a single administrative console, and at a
significant discount compared to stand-alone products.
Designed and Priced for
Midsize Businesses
Designed specifically for
midsize businesses with a focus on your IT needs and priced to give you
substantial cost savings over stand-alone products. Find out how you can:
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Simplify
your daily activities with a Centralized Administration Console
that gives you a single point of access to your IT environment.
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Enjoy
significant costs savings compared to stand-alone products.
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Be
productive while working both in and away from the office with
remote access, anti-spam, and antivirus protection, and improved
messaging technologies.
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Less
Complexity, More Control
Tools to
help proactively manage your environment, reduce your IT
complexity, and help give you back control of your systems.
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Automate your routine tasks and proactively manage
your IT environment—all from a single point of
access.
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Reduce installation steps from days to hours with an
integrated setup that includes workloads optimized
out of the box for enhanced security, performance,
and reliability.
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Simplify your licensing with a single server license
and Client Access for all included products.
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Integrated and Predictable Platform
Help
increase the predictability and reliability of your systems and
reduce typical errors that can occur when stand-alone products
are deployed.
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Enjoy easy plug-ins of your line-of-business
applications. View, deploy, manage, and administer
your third-party applications all from one starting
point.
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Help reduce your vulnerabilities that often create
havoc with an infrastructure set up to Microsoft
Best Practices.
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Help proactively manage and address security
concerns from a dedicated security page in the
administration console.
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Windows Essential Business
Server comes in two editions:
Standard and Premium.
A single Client Access
License (CAL) for all included products simplifies license management. Discover
the differences, and determine which version makes the most sense for your
business.
1 While Windows
SharePoint Services 3.0 is not shipped with EBS 2008, a step as part of the
setup process is provided to download Windows.
2 One-year
Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server subscription included in the
product.
3 One-year Web
Antimalware Subscription for Forefront Threat Management Gateway, Medium
Business Edition included in product. |
Windows Essential Business Server 2008 is a fully
integrated solution that incorporates best-of-breed
Microsoft product technologies to deliver the
infrastructure needs that the majority of midsize
businesses require. It offers an easily deployed
multi-server solution that combines several server
technologies into one Microsoft license. The product
technologies that are included in Windows Essential
Business Server 2008 solution are:
Benefit |
Product
Technologies |
EBS 2008
Standard Edition |
EBS 2008 Premium
Edition |
Server
Operating System:
Windows Server 2008 Standard product
technologies provide the core foundation of
Windows Essential Business Server 2008.
Windows Server 2008 is the most flexible and
robust Windows Server operating system to
date. For more product-specific information,
visit the
Windows Server 2008 Web site.
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Windows Server
2008 Standard Technologies |
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Management
and Monitoring:
Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 is
fully integrated within Windows Essential
Business Server 2008. It is a management
solution in the System Center IT management
product family specifically designed for
midsize businesses and helps IT
professionals actively manage their IT
environment with increased efficiency. For
more product-specific information, visit the
Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 Web
site. |
Microsoft System
Center Essentials 2007 |
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Collaboration
Share internal documents, coordinate
calendars, manage issues, and participate in
discussions while you're on the road. |
Windows
SharePoint Services 3.0 compatible1 |
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Messaging and
Collaboration:
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Standard
Edition product technology introduces
advanced e-mail and calendar functionality
to Windows Essential Business Server 2008
environments. Exchange Server delivers a
seamless end-user messaging experience and
advanced security features. For more
product-specific information, visit the
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Web site.
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Microsoft
Exchange Server 2007 Standard Edition
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E-Mail
Security:
Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange
Server2
(Forefront) helps protect e-mail from
viruses, worms, and spam. Forefront Security
for Exchange incorporates multiple
industry-leading antivirus engines offering
layered protection against the latest
e-mail—based threats. For more
product-specific information, visit the
Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange
Server Web site. |
Microsoft
Forefront Security for Exchange Server
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Edge Security:
In addition to the security features enabled
by the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Edge
Role, Windows Essential Business Server 2008
incorporates the latest version of Microsoft
Forefront Threat Management Gateway Medium
Business Edition3, an integrated
edge security gateway that helps protect
against Internet-based threats while
providing users fast and secure remote
access to applications and data. For more
product-specific information, visit the
Microsoft Forefront Web site.
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Microsoft
Forefront Threat Management Gateway Medium
Business Edition 3 |
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Server
Operating System:
Windows Essential Business Server 2008
Premium Edition adds a fourth server.
Premium Edition includes a copy of Windows
Server 2008 Standard, the most flexible and
robust Windows Server operating system to
date. For more product-specific information,
visit the
Windows Server 2008 Web site.
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Windows Server
2008 Standard |
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Database:
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition,
a comprehensive data management and analysis
software solution. SQL Server 2008 is a
performance leader and the fastest growing
database solution in the industry today. For
more product-specific information, visit the
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition
Web site. |
Microsoft SQL
Server 2008 Standard Edition |
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1 While Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 is
not shipped with Essential Business Server 2008, a step
as part of the setup process is provided to download
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 at no additional cost.
2 One year Microsoft Forefront Security for
Exchange Server subscription included in the product.
3 One year Web Antimalware Subscription for
Forefront Threat Management Gateway, Medium Business
Edition included in product.
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Test Drive
Windows Server 2008 online |
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