Securing Your Business

SBS 2003 R2 is built on Windows Server 2003 technology. It includes the robust security enhancements and basic firewall features found in Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition. It also includes Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) that automatically downloads and installs patches for your servers and desktops on your network. This keeps your network up to date while protecting your network and valuable business information.

SBS 2003 R2 helps make it easier to enforce your company’s Internet access policy. With Standard Edition, you can define on a global scale which groups have Internet access and which ones don’t through the use of user templates and Group Policies. Premium Edition with ISA Server 2004 goes even further and lets you control, monitor, and supervise access on a more detailed level, such as defining which hours are acceptable for Internet use or restricting access to only a specific set of Web sites for groups or individuals in your business.

SBS 2003 R2 secures your network, keeps it up-and-running, and automatically protects your business information. It provides you and your employees with a working environment that you can depend on. It protects your business and prevents lost productivity with a secure infrastructure that includes built-in firewall protection and secure remote access. Built on Windows Server 2003 technology, you will have Microsoft's most dependable operating system at work for you.

SBS 2003 R2 includes Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), which provides patch and update management for your desktops and servers running Microsoft software. Patches are downloaded once, stored on your server, and then pushed out to other computers on your network. Each day, you receive a report showing you your software is up-to-date, or detailing steps you need to make your computers more secure.

For customers running SBS 2003, you can download and install WSUS from the Microsoft Web site and maintain your network. However, the download does not include the configuration wizards and reporting services found only in SBS 2003 R2.

If third-party antivirus software is compatible with Windows Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2003, then it is also compatible with SBS 2003 R2. We recommend that your antivirus software be "Exchange aware," and that it be based on a client/server configuration, rather than on a purely client or desktop solution. Consider using solutions from Sybari, a Microsoft subsidiary. Additionally, you should use appropriate protection measures for the client computers in your network such as Microsoft Windows Live™ OneCare™.

Yes. The Exchange Server 2003 technology available in SBS 2003 R2 can be configured to block some spam, and the Outlook 2003 technology uses enhanced filters to also block spam.

No. The SBS 2003 R2 network configuration tools, including the Configure Email and Internet Connection Wizard, are not designed to work with ISA 2006 and this configuration is not supported.