MicrosoftSmallBusinessServer (SBS) is a suite of tools from MS aimed at the small business. In a recent interview there were comments made where a senior MS manager concurred with the assertion that products such as MicrosoftSmallBusinessServer serve to solidify the company's lead in markets targeted by the LampPlatform.

''I take it to mean the package hit the sweetspot in the balance act between costs, functionality, manageability, etc.''

Different versions are available, see more at 
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/evaluation/features/default.mspx

----
'''Resources'''

Aug05 MS establishes a "Small Business Specialist Community", and member firms with this designation (includes the privilege to use a special logo) had to pass Microsoft's Small Business Sales and Marketing Skills Assessment, designed to test the company's knowledge of the dynamics and dependencies of the small-business market, as well as the value to small business of several software solutions.
See http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=42594

Jul05 MS targeted medium size companies with special pricing package. See http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=165700420&tid=5979

''References''

Doing backups on WindowsTwoThousand version of SBS , with ActiveDirectory considerations. 
* Newsgroup discussion at http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&threadm=Ye268.61780%24a07.10874806%40typhoon.southeast.rr.com&rnum=2&prev=/groups%3Fhl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26q%3Dactive%2Bdirectory%26meta%3Dgroup%253Dmicrosoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000

Code named Cougar, WindowsVista based version of SBS server is expected mid 2007, with Centro version coming out that will have Exchange 2007. from http://www.informationweek.com/windows/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=190301936

----
CategoryMicrosoft