Microsoft has conducted a tremendous amount of research on IT practices in mid-sized businesses.  Hundreds of customer visits, focus groups, establishment of customer and partner advisory boards, and more to gather detailed input on how a product can help mid-market customers simplify processes, improve reliability and generally shift their role from "reactive firefighter" to a more strategic and proactive asset to the business.

Essential Business Server combines Windows Server 2008, Exchange Server 2007, System Center Essentials 2007, Forefront Security for Exchange, the next version of ISA and SQL Server 2008 into an "all-in-one" solution.  This new product delivers new technology above and beyond the component products.  Essential Business Server provides a single point of management for all of the components and workloads, as well as third party software and adds an incredible amount of best practices.  Setup is estimated to require 75% fewer steps than what is required for the individual components. In addition, it has a single server license and a single client access license, as well as features to help IT track, manage and re-assign licenses. 

Microsoft hardware partners planning to support Essential Business Server include Fujitsu Siemens, HP, IBM and Intel.  Software partners already creating "Add-Ins" for the Essential Business Server console include CA, Citrix, FullArmor, McAfee, Quest, Symantec and Trend Micro. 

Learn more at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/essential/default.mspx

 

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