Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2008 incorporates best-of-breed product technologies to deliver a fully integrated environment that helps small businesses protect business data, increase productivity, and present a more professional image to customers. Windows Small Business Server 2008 combines several server technologies under one Microsoft license. The product technologies include:

	Product Technologies	SBS 2008 Standard Edition	SBS 2008 Premium Edition
Strong IT Foundation: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 product technologies provide the core foundation of Windows Small Business Server 2008. Windows Server 2008 is the most flexible and robust Windows server operating system to date. For more information, visit the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web site.	Windows Server 2008 Standard Technologies
Messaging and Collaboration: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 product technologies introduce advanced e-mail and calendar functionality to Windows Small Business Server 2008. Exchange Server 2007 delivers a seamless end-user collaboration experience and unparalleled security features. For more information, visit the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Web site.	Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Standard Edition
Collaboration and Productivity: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 is a versatile technology that organizations and business units of all sizes can use to increase the efficiency of business processes and improve team productivity. Share internal documents, coordinate calendars, manage issues, and participate in discussions while you’re on the road. Windows SharePoint Services gives people access to information they need. For more product-specific information, visit the Windows SharePoint Services Web site.	Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
E-Mail Security: Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server1 (Forefront) helps protect e-mail from viruses, worms, and spam. Forefront incorporates multiple antivirus engines for layered protection against the latest e-mail-based threats. For more information, visit the Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server Web site.	Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server1
Network Updates and Protection: Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) enables deployment of the latest Microsoft product updates to computers running the Windows operating system. It offers automatic system checks for new software updates and makes it easier for you or your IT consultant to monitor and distribute updates. For more information, visit the Windows Server Update Services Web site.	Windows Server Update Services 3.0
Network Updates and Protection: Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) enables deployment of the latest Microsoft product updates to computers running the Windows operating system. It offers automatic system checks for new software updates and makes it easier for you or your IT consultant to monitor and distribute updates. For more information, visit the Windows Server Update Services Web site.	Windows Server Update Services 3.0
Server Protection: Microsoft Windows Live OneCare for Server1, 2 (OneCare) helps protect, maintain, and manage your server. Working quietly in the background on your computer, OneCare helps protect against viruses, spyware, hackers, and other unwanted intruders. For more information, visit the Windows Live OneCare Web site.	Windows Live OneCare for Server1, 2
Take Business Online: SBS 2008 integrates with Office Live Small Business2 to provide everything needed to take, promote, and manage a business on the Internet. Customers can create a professional Web presence without the hassle or expense of setting up a complicated infrastructure or hiring technical staff to maintain it. Office Live Small Business is a hosted service for customers with an Internet connection. For more information, visit the Office Live Small Business Web site.	Microsoft Office Live Small Business2
Database: Based on based practices, Premium includes software to run on asecond server that is dedicated to supporting a vast number of line-of-business applications A comprehensive data management and analysis solution that makes itpossible to use many server-based business applications, such as accounting, business planning, and contact management software, which share a centralized database so that all employees can work from the same information.  For more product-specific information, visit the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition Web site.	* Windows Server 2008 Standard * Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard for Small Business 3

 

1 Windows Small Business Server 2008 includes a 120-day trial version of Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server. For permanent use, you must license Forefront separately. For more information on purchasing Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server, see How to Buy Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server on the Microsoft Web site.

2 Windows Small Business Server 2008 includes a free 120-day trial version of Windows Live OneCare for Server. For permanent use, you must license OneCare separately. Not available in all markets and languages. See the Windows Small Business Server 2008 Editions page for a list of markets and languages.

3 For customers using applications that are not yet certified for use on SQL Server 2008, a copy of SQL Server 2005 Standard is included in SBS 2008 Premium.