Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Ships

Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials is now available through all channels. You and your customers will able to purchase a copy of the server through Volume Licensing, Retail, and from most of our OEM partners, with more offers and OEM products becoming available in the next few months.

ISVs build on Windows Small Business Server to add value for small businesses who have up to 25 users.

Next week we will continue celebrating SBS Essentials general availability with our partners at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference. If you are there, please visit our or our partners’ booths to see the product first hand, and, if you are not at WPC, keep on following us on this blog and on our Facebook and twitter pages to receive SBS Essentials news firsthand.

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About Windows Small Business Server

Designed and priced for small businesses, the Windows Small Business Server 2011 (Windows SBS 2011) solution suite offers agile, all-in-one, secure server solutions that can help increase margin per unit, create cross-sell opportunities, and drive service revenue:

  • Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard (Windows SBS 2011 Standard) is the right server for small businesses that need a complete, on-premise solution with enterprise-class Windows server technologies for communication and collaboration.
  • Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials (Windows SBS 2011 Essentials) is a new, easy-to-use, first-server solution designed and priced especially for small businesses (up to 25 users) that can seamlessly integrate into online services such as Office 365, cloud backup and cloud management solutions. 
  • Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add-on (Windows SBS 2011 Premium Add-on) is a powerful data management and analysis solution that includes a second Windows Server 2008 R2 license and SQL Server 2008 R2 technologies.

Bruce D. KyleISV Architect Evangelist | Microsoft Corporation

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