Windows Essential Business Server 2008

The Windows Essential Business Server software suite provides a reliable core infrastructure with simplified management requirements and enhanced security capabilities. All are designed and optimized for midsize businesses.

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The Business Opportunity

Windows Essential Business Server can give your customers the right platform if they are:

Outgrowing Windows Small Business Server;
Wanting to consolidate their disparate IT infrastructures; or
Building a robust foundation for their business applications.

Add high-margin services to lower-cost solutions. When you offer a broader solution that already includes several components pre-selected and configured for midsize businesses at a lower cost, you can attach differentiated, high-margin services and solutions.

Provide managed services efficiently. You can build an ongoing revenue stream, handling more customers more efficiently with the help of integrated remote-management tools and the System Center Essentials functionality.

Technologies Included in Windows Essential Business Server 2008

Management Server (Standard Edition)	Messaging Server (Standard Edition)	Security Server (Standard Edition)	Database Server (Premium Edition Only)
Windows Server 2008 Standard technologies	Windows Server 2008 Standard technologies	Windows Server 2008 Standard technologies	Windows Server 2008 Standard technologies
Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007	Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Standard Edition	Exchange Server 2007 Standard Edition	Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition
	Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server¹	Forefront Threat Management Gateway, Medium Business Edition²

_{¹ One year Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server subscription included in the product.}
_{² One year Web Anti-malware Subscription for Forefront Threat Management Gateway, Medium Business Edition included in the product.}

Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Resources

To gain access to a wide range of resources targeted specifically to system builders, such as the ones below, you must be enrolled in the Microsoft Partner Program. To view these resources, enroll now.

Click-Through Demo Lets Customers Experience Windows Essential Business Server 2008
Demonstrate the capabilities of Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Release Candidate 0 using your Windows XP or Windows Vista computer. Scenarios include: managing system health and workloads; reviewing Internet traffic reporting; managing updates; tracking software deployment status; using Remote Web Workplace; and viewing extensibility plug-ins.

Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Core Technical Training Webcast Series
Join us for a series of eight webcasts including topics such as planning and installation; migration; management, health and security; messaging and collaboration management; remote access and computer management; line-of-business support and troubleshooting; and virtualization.

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A single, integrated partnering framework that recognizes your expertise
Rewards you for the total impact that you have in the technology marketplace
Delivers value to help your business succeed

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