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Microsoft Core Client Access License Suite

The Microsoft Core Client Access License (CAL) Suite gives customers a simple, cost-effective way to establish an investment in key Microsoft technologies through a single license agreement. The Microsoft Core CAL Suite encompasses four fundamental Microsoft server products that provide your people with identity management, directory services, enterprise communication (e-mail, calendar functions, and scheduling), collaborative workspaces, and asset management. The Microsoft Core CAL Suite presents outstanding value and cost savings for customers looking to extend the capabilities of the Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office system platforms.

Product:

Windows Server 2008

Availability: Now

Value

Microsoft Windows Server 2008, with built-in Web and virtualization technologies, enables businesses to increase the reliability and flexibility of their server infrastructure. New virtualization tools, Web resources, and security enhancements help save time, reduce costs, and provide a platform for a dynamic and optimized datacenter. Powerful new tools, like Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 and Server Manager, provide more control over servers, and streamline Web, configuration, and management tasks. Advanced security and reliability enhancements, such as Network Access Protection and the Read-Only Domain Controller, harden the operating system and help protect the server environment to ensure a solid foundation on which to build businesses.

Key Benefits

  • Server Consolidation and Resource Optimization—Hyper-V
  • Modular, Minimal Installation—Server Core
  • Delivering Rich Web Content and Applications—IIS 7.0
  • Preventing Unhealthy Devices from Connecting to the Network—NAP
  • Flexible Application Access for Remote Users—TS RemoteApp
  • Improved Network Performance and Control—New TCP/IP Stack
  • Supporting Business Continuity for Demanding Workloads—High Availability Features
  • Enabling Secure Collaboration—Active Directory Federated Rights Management
  • Easing Administration, Management, and Automation—Server Manager and PowerShell

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Microsoft Windows Server Homepage
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Exchange Server 2007 Standard CAL

Availability: Now

Value

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Standard CAL provides a feature-rich messaging environment for core users, including rich-client email, calendaring, mobile device access, and anti-spam functionality.

Key Benefits

  • Outlook Web Access?A rich Outlook-like experience from any Internet connected computer with a supported browser provides encrypted access to the inbox, powerful search, and the ability to view different types of attachments.
  • Mobility?Exchange Server ActiveSync technology delivers an improved Outlook e-mail and calendaring experience on mobile devices, while offering enhanced device and security policy control.
  • Anti-Spam/Virus?Built-in defenses against spam and phishing e-mail as well as new antivirus filtering and scanning capabilities provide comprehensive protection
  • Organization-wide policy management?Easier and faster auditing, cross mailbox search, mail flow, managed default folders and routing policies.

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Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Homepage
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Office SharePoint Server 2007 Standard CAL

Availability: Now

Value

Office SharePoint Server 2007 provides enterprise-scale capabilities to meet business-critical needs like managing content and business processes, simplifying how people find and share information across boundaries, and enabling better informed decisions.

Key Benefits

  • Content Management?Out-of-the-box workflows initiate, track, and report common business activities such as document review and approval, issue tracking, and signature collection.
  • Records Management?Record Repository provides for the collecting, managing, and disposing of corporate records in a consistent and uniform manner based on the company’s policies.
  • Portal Site Management?Site Manager tools help personalize, deploy, and maintain portals using drag-drop capability.
  • Search?Extensible and customizable search of enterprise content and people.

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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Homepage
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System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Configuration Management License

Availability: Now

Value

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (previously Systems Management Server) provides knowledge-driven management for today's dynamic IT infrastructures. Its powerful capabilities enable you to assess, deploy, and update your clients, servers, and mobile devices across IT systems in physical, virtual, distributed, and mobile environments. With Configuration Manager 2007 organizations can ensure that IT systems comply with desired configuration states to improve systems’ availability, security, and performance network-wide.

Key Benefits

  • Application Deployment?Deliver critical business productivity applications reliably and easily to users in the right place at the right time.
  • Asset Management?Reduce software costs and stay compliant by understanding the installed application base and their usage.
  • Security Patch Management?Improve security of the Windows environment through increased vulnerability awareness and reliable targeted delivery of updates.
  • Mobility?Deliver enterprise management to the growing mobile workforce through industry standards independent of connection or location.
  • Windows Management Services Integration?Reduce operational costs by fully utilizing the management capabilities built into the Windows platform.

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Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Homepage
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