Microsoft delivers Small Business Server 2008

 

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By Stuart Turton

Posted on 12 Nov 2008 at 17:09

Microsoft has launched Windows Small Business Server 2008, which is aimed at companies with up to 75 employees.

The software includes copies of Sharepoint and Exchange Server, which offer company-wide email, remote access to desktop machines, backup and restoration services, as well as file and printer sharing.

Small Business Server also allows employees with Windows Mobile-based smartphones to access their email, contacts and calendar remotely.

Unsurprisingly, security figures prominently in the feature list, with customers receiving a 120-day evaluation copy of Windows Live OneCare, and Forefront Security for Exchange Server, which scans messages for viruses, spam and spyware.

There's also a premium version of Business Server called Essential Business Server aimed at companies with 300 or more employees.

Essential Business Server customers receive a copy of the SQL Server 2008 database management software, and a one-year subscription to Forefront Security for Exchange Server and Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway.