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Windows Small Business Server - A great place to start for a growing or new business

by William Kapes, Desktop Valet.

There never seems to be enough time or resources when you’re running a small business. Here’s where server technology can help.

Windows Small Business Server (SBS) is a solution designed to help you protect your data, do more with less, and connect with customers like never before. SBS provides small businesses with many of the features used by large companies – e-mail, Internet connection, internal Web sites, remote access, support for mobile devices, file and printer sharing, backup and restore – all in one affordable, integrated solution.

SBS helps secure your network, keeps it up and running, and protects your business information so you can focus on your business instead of technology issues.

Do More with Less: Save Time and Money

Windows Small Business Server lets you do more with less by providing technology and tools to help you run your business more efficiently, improve employee productivity, and reduce costs. SBS helps:

* Provide one central place to store business information, making it easy for employees to find, access, and share information and schedules.
* Work from virtually anywhere, anytime, with access to e-mail, internal Web sites, network files, and even business applications from any Internet-enabled PC. SBS also integrates with Microsoft Windows Mobile-based and Smartphone devices.
* Share resources and equipment. SBS enables you to share resources and equipment such as Internet access, printers, and fax machines.
* Protect your investment in Windows. SBS is built on Microsoft Windows Server 2003, the leading network platform technology, so you can protect your investment in training, applications, and hardware.
* Run your business application of choice. SBS Premium Edition includes a powerful, integrated data management and reporting solution that supports the largest selection of business software applications.
* Reduce costs and increase flexibility through expanded client access license (CAL) rights. SBS entitles you to access additional servers in your network (Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Workgroup Edition, Windows Server 2003), saving you money and offering you more flexibility in growth.
* Invest in a product you can grow with. As your business needs change, SBS grows with you by providing a “technology building block” for additional servers and a seamless transition path to the full line of Windows Server System products.

Connect with Customers

Windows Small Business Server gives you the tools to take better care of customers, present a professional appearance, and manage customer relationships more effectively. With SBS you can:
* Stay connected with customers anywhere, anytime. With SBS, you can access business information and resources, e-mail, calendars, contacts, internal Web sites, network files, business applications, and more from any PC with Internet access.
* Present a professional image. SBS delivers tools to create a customized Web site and personalized communications to increase your credibility with customers.
* Streamline customer communications with one-to-many e-mail capabilities and a shared contact database to manage customer information, so you remain top of mind with customers.

For many businesses, either just starting out or those who are outgrowing their current IT infrastructure, Windows Small Business Server is an excellent choice. It provides all the services a small business needs at a very reasonable price. At Desktop Valet we recommend SBS for many of our clients and our staff of Microsoft Certified Professionals can provide planning, installation, and training services to help you get the most of your new system. If you do not already have a server, we can put together a package that includes new server hardware as well as Microsoft Small Business Server, installation and configuration specific for your individual needs.

- William Kapes, Desktop Valet.