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by crharve

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Does anybody know about a new small business server software Microsoft is
releasing? It is supposed to be an express server for small operations.

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by dave

If this is waht I think you were asking about, then it another overloaded top heavy Microsoft Server.

When they say small business,they probably mean 250 employees up, as all SBS products require configuration and operational support, especially for Exchange. If you want a plug in and run Server stick with Win NT 4 or 2000 Server, avoid SBS.

If you want group mail etc, there are very good products that are available as ;lug-ins that are much easaier to run for small business.

Examplesare: BrwoseGaet (Internet proxy Server) SmartServer (POP3 E-Mail group server), WinFax (LAN faxing) etc

by dave

If this is waht I think you were asking about, then it another overloaded top heavy Microsoft Server.

When they say small business,they probably mean 250 employees up, as all SBS products require configuration and operational support, especially for Exchange. If you want a plug in and run Server stick with Win NT 4 or 2000 Server, avoid SBS.

If you want group mail etc, there are very good products that are available as plug-ins that are much easaier to run for small business.

Examplesare: BrwoseGaet (Internet proxy Server) SmartServer (POP3 E-Mail group server), WinFax (LAN faxing) etc

by mike

I believe you are talking about a Back Office Small Business Server or SBS 2000. I believe that you will find each one highly proprietary and allows up to only 50 users. It has most of the functionality of Back Office, but there is no clear upgrade path without a major overhaul of the network.

by matthew.james.rodriguez

You may be referring to Microsoft's new network operating system called "Windows for Express Networks" It contains a lot of similar, but stripped down, features of NT like file sharing, print sharing, and internet connectivity. I have only seen it installed on Intel's InBusiness Server Appliance. Administration is via a Web browser installed on a client workstation on the network, since the Server Appliance has no monitor, keyboard, and mouse and can only configured remotely. Up to 25 users can be connected to the appliance, but most business would only find it useful for between 2 and 10 users.

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