Top 10 Reasons to Use
Windows Small Business Server 2003

With Windows Small Business
Server 2003, now you can:
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Create a central and
secure place to store critical business data
- Access to data and applications is
centralized, improving employee productivity
by ensuring all your employees can get the
information they need from their computers.
- Software restriction policies help
prevent unapproved installations and help
protect against viruses and other attacks.
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Guard against data loss
- Volume shadow copy service enables
point-in-time backups and helps your backup
procedures run quickly and with minimal
errors.
- The Backup Configuration Wizard guides
you through the creation and implementation
of a successful data backup strategy.
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Ensure network security,
thoroughly and easily
- Wizards simplify security settings and
help ensure all the necessary security steps
are taken while setting up your network.
- Windows Small Business Server 2003 is
built on Windows Server 2003, the operating
system that has increased available services
by 275 percent while mitigating attacks
against the server by 60 percent.
- Windows Small Business Server 2003
includes an internal firewall and also
supports external firewalls.
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Keep your business up and
running
- Improved monitoring tools and usage
reports keep you apprised of network status.
- Windows Small Business Server 2003 is
built on Windows Server 2003, the most
reliable network operating system Microsoft
has ever delivered.
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Access information from
anywhere, anytime and any device
- Remote Web Workplace, the new remote
portal, allows authorized users to access
remote access features by using the
Internet.
- Windows Small Business Server 2003 is
built on Windows Server 2003, the most
reliable network operating system Microsoft
has ever delivered.
- Windows Small Business Server 2003,
Premium Edition, includes Microsoft SQL
Server™ 2000. Businesses running the premium
edition can now establish an interactive Web
presence with an unlimited number of
visitors and can run as many business
applications as they need.
Note Access to Web
applications based on Small Business Server
2000/SQL Server 2000 was limited to 50
concurrent sessions. This limitation has
been removed with Windows Small Business
Server 2003, Premium Edition.
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Improve team performance
through enhanced collaboration
- A pre-configured internal Web Site based
on Microsoft Windows SharePoint™ Services
allows coworkers to share information,
including document libraries, announcements,
events, and links.
- Enhanced Microsoft Outlook® Web Access
(OWA) enables users to access an Internet
version of Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
from the Internet to share files and
schedules.
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Increase sales and reduce
costs by analyzing and managing your business
with line-of-business applications
- Windows Small Business Server 2003,
Premium Edition, includes SQL Server 2000.
As the foundation for storing and analyzing
business information, SQL Server 2000 is
compatible with more small-business
applications than any other data management
platform. Working with a broad array of
Microsoft partners, small-business owners
have more flexibility in selecting business
applications to improve operations, reduce
costs, and connect with customers. With SQL
Server 2000, small-business customers can
run several business applications in a
simple and cost-effective information
technology (IT) environment.
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Reach more customers and
serve them better, all day, every day
- You can host your own e-mail, create a
company Web presence, and access business
information remotely. These benefits enable
you to conduct business in a professional
manner and assure customers that you are the
right choice for their business.
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Get up and running
quickly & easily
- Windows Small Business Server 2003 is
preloaded on the most popular OEM platforms,
meaning you can just plug it in and begin to
play in just 15 minutes!
- Online License Activation means you no
longer have to deal with floppy disks for
client setup.
- Windows Small Business Server 2003 is a
member of the Windows Server 2003 family,
meaning the interface will look familiar and
will work like the interface in Microsoft
Windows.
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Get a platform that is
easy to grow with today and tomorrow
- The Client Setup Wizard enables you to
migrate profile settings (including desktop
settings and data) from a peer-to-peer
network (based on the Windows 2000 or
Windows XP operating systems) without
disruptions to users.
- Because Windows Small Business Server
2003 and Windows Server 2003, Standard
Edition, work well together, you can add
Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, to
your network as a dedicated line-of-business
server or as a server dedicated to running
Windows Terminal Server in
application-sharing mode.
- The Migration Pack enables you to grow
from Windows Small Business Server 2003 to
the components included within the product
(including Windows Server 2003, Exchange
Server 2003, SQL Server 2000, and Internet
Security and Acceleration Server 2000).
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