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Develop, deliver, and manage rich user experiences and applications

A server solution for midsize businesses

Windows® Essential Business Server (EBS) 2008 is an infrastructure solution designed and priced specifically for the needs of midsize businesses with up to 300 computers.

It simplifies your environment by bringing together Microsoft® product technologies into a single solution with a fully integrated installation and administration experience.

Windows Essential Business Server 2008 eliminates guesswork by offering a standardized configuration that is preconfigured and installed according to best practices. You can have confidence in a more secure and reliable environment that adheres to the recommended guidelines for networking, security, collaboration, and remote access.

Windows Essential Business Server 2008 puts you in control with simplified setup, migration, and licensing for Microsoft infrastructure server technologies, giving you back time and cost savings so you can focus on your business.

TOP FEATURES

Easy Procurement
Select OEMs will offer pre-packaged hardware and software solutions based on Windows Essential Business Server 2008.
Full Integration
Windows Essential Business Server 2008 combines the needs of most midsize businesses – network infrastructure, e-mail, security features, remote access, and database services – into a single multi-server solution.
Quick Implementations
Deployments reduce configuration steps by 75% over a comparable deployment of isolated technologies.
Simplified Licensing
Licensing has been simplified: a single integrated license covers the server technologies, and an integrated CAL is available for client licenses.
Consolidated Management
Determines overall health and security issues, distributing updates, and configuring services from a single Administration Console.
Extensible Framework
Simplified management framework that allows third parties to build and deploy LOB or management tools into the management framework.
Protection of Internal Resources
Strong protection against viruses, spam, and data through leading-edge firewall, e-mail, and file system security protection.
Uninterrupted Access
Increased productivity for remote workers through virtually anytime and anywhere access.

Windows Essential Business Server 2008 integrates several server technologies

Product Technologies	Standard Edition	Premium Edition
Windows Server 2008 Standard Technologies Strong IT Foundation core Flexible and robust operating system
Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 Management and monitoring helps IT professionals actively manage their IT environment with increased efficiency
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 compatible ¹ Share internal documents, coordinate calendars, manage issues and participate in discussions while you’re on the road
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Standard Edition Messaging and Collaboration with advanced e-mail and calendar functionality Unparalleled security features
Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server ² E-mail security helps protect e-mail from viruses, worms, and spam Layered protection against the latest e-mail based threats
Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway, Medium Business Edition ³ Integrated edge security gateway that helps protect against Internet-based threats while providing users fast and secure remote access to applications and data
Windows Server 2008 Standard EBS 2008 Premium includes a copy of Windows Server 2008 Standard, the most flexible and robust Windows Server operating system to date
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard Database for a comprehensive data management and analysis software solution

Both editions include five Client Access License (CAL) Suites (Standard or Premium version dependent upon the edition), and support a maximum of 300 users or devices. Additional CAL Suites can be purchased in increments of 1, 5, 20, and 50 (Volume Licensing only) pack quantities for User or Device.

¹While Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0 is not shipped with EBS 2008, a step as part of the setup process is provided to download Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0 at no additional cost.

²One year Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server subscription included in the product.

³One year Web Anti-Malware Subscription for Forefront Threat Management Gateway, Medium Business Edition included in product.

bullet Top Ten Reasons to Use Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Document

Minimum Hardware Requirements

Note:
Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Standard Edition is only available as a 64-bit operating system; your server hardware must have a 64-bit processor to install and use Windows Essential Business Server 2008. Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Premium Edition adds a fourth server running either 32-bit or 64-bit versions of the operating system.

All server hardware should meet the requirements established for the Windows Server 2008 Logo Program for Systems. You can learn more about these requirements by visiting http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/hwrequirements.mspx .

Processors

Systems with a Single Core CPU –: x64 with a 2.5 GHz minimum clock speed
Systems with a Multi Core CPU –: x64 with a 1.5 GHz minimum clock speed
Systems with Multiple Physical CPUs –: x64 with a 1.5 GHz minimum clock speed

RAM

Management Server –: 4 GB of RAM
Security Server –: 2 GB of RAM
Messaging Server –: 4 GB of RAM

Available Disk Space

Operating System Drive Partition –: Minimum of 45 GB of free disk space
Application Data Drive Partition –: Minimum of 50 GB of free disk space

When determining the appropriate disk space for your application data partition, you should consider all aspects of storage needs, including the Exchange Server 2007 databases, the redirection of a user’s Documents folders, and other application data. See the illustration below for a sample hard disk drive configuration.

Recommended Hard Disk Configuration for Management and Messaging Servers

Eight hard disk drive bays (provides for in-server storage expansion)
Operating system stored on RAID 1 volumes - application data stored on RAID 5 volumes

Recommended Hard Disk Configuration for Security Server (See Sample Hard Disk Drive Configuration below.)

Two or more hard disk drive bays
Operating system and application data stored on a single RAID 1 volume

Sample Hard Disk Configuration

Other Requirements

DVD-ROM –: Must be bootable from the system BIOS or a peripheral connection such as a USB port.
Network Interface Card (NIC) –: One network adapter that supports a 10 Mbps or greater link speed. Two network adapters are required for the Security Server.

Other Recommendations

Dedicated hot swap hard disk drive configured for RAID 1 or RAID 5 volume failover
Redundant power supply for each server
Hard disk speeds 10K RPM or greater
One or more additional network adapters per server at 10 Mbps or greater