Introduction
Today's business environment demands that small businesses do more with less. The majority of small businesses have limited IT resources, employees, and time. Now, there's help.

Designed with your small business needs in mind, Windows Small Business Server 2003 is a complete and affordable network solution. With Windows Small Business Server 2003, you can have confidence that your data is secure, untap new productivity from your desktops, empower your employees to do more, and connect to your customers like never before.

Windows Small Business Server 2003 provides many of the networking features used by large companies, without the complexity typically associated with server technology. Windows Small Business Server 2003 delivers a complete business server solution for small businesses with up to 75 workstations and is available in two editions: standard and premium.

Keep Your Business Running and Your Data Secure
Windows Small Business Server 2003 secures your network, keeps it up and running, and automatically protects your business information, allowing you to spend more time focusing on your business and less time and money on technology issues. You can:

• Keep your business up and running with an operating system that provides your employees with a working environment they can depend on.

• Protect your business and prevent lost productivity. Windows Small Business Server 2003 provides a secure infrastructure, including built-in firewall protection and secure remote access.

• Prevent data loss by automatically backing up company information. Your employees can easily retrieve accidentally deleted files and restore them to their previous versions.

Maximize Your Employee Productivity
Your employees can easily find and share information in one centralized location, communicate and collaborate with their peers more effectively, and remotely access business information and resources. Windows Small Business Server 2003 enables you to:

• Provide one central place to store business information, making it easy for your employees to find and access the data they need at any time.

• Improve team performance by providing your employees with an internal Web site, where they can find and share documents and collaborate on group projects.

• Get the most value from your technology investment. Windows Small Business Server 2003 enables you to share resources and equipment such as printers, fax machines and phone lines.

• Access business information when away from the office. Employees can stay productive while on the road by having access to their e-mail, internal Web site, network files and even business applications from any PC with Internet access.


Connect with Customers
Windows Small Business Server 2003 provides enterprise-class tools to help enhance your company identity. Stay connected with your customers from anywhere, anytime. You can:

• Connect with customers more professionally. With Windows Small Business Server 2003, you can host your own company Web site and e-mail, increasing credibility with your customers.

• Stay connected with customers from anywhere, anytime. Your employees can communicate with customers whether they're in the office, at home, or on the road.

• Streamline customer communications with one-to-many fax and e-mail capabilities. Employees can create and send faxes right from their desktops.

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Solving Business Challenges with Windows Small Business Server 2003
Published: December 21, 2004

Windows Small Business Server 2003 helps small businesses work smarter instead of harder. Designed solely with your business needs in mind, Windows Small Business Server 2003 is a complete and affordable network solution that enables you to connect to your customers like never before. Have confidence that your data is secure, empower your employees to do more, and untap new productivity from your desktops. Make more of your small business resources and time. Let us show you how.

Q. I need a network that is dependable and secure. When my network goes down, my company's productivity comes to a stand-still.
A. Windows Small Business Server 2003 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. With Windows Server 2003, you will have Microsoft's most dependable operating system at work for you.

Q. I'm in paperwork overload. I can't find the most recent version of a document, and when I do, it's on the computer of an employee who is not in the office. Can you help?
A. Yes. With Windows Small Business Server 2003, you can easily find and share information in one centralized location, allowing version control of documents and access for team collaboration. You can find the most current version of a document, whether you or a colleague are in the office or not.

Q. I want to be able to work from home and get business information when I'm on the road.
A. Now you can stay productive while on the road by having access to e-mail, network files, your internal Web site, and even business applications from any PC with Internet access. With Windows Small Business Server 2003, you can communicate with your customers and colleagues wherever you may be; from home, the office, or on the road.

Q. It takes forever to schedule meetings with people; I want to be able to check calendars and schedule meetings quickly.
A. With Windows Small Business Server 2003, it's quick and easy to schedule meetings and check calendars. With access to your colleague's calendars, you can rapidly determine an optimum meeting time that works for everyone. Setting up multi-person meetings can be accomplished in minutes.

Q. I spent hours on a document, and then accidentally deleted it. I need a way to retrieve it quickly and easily.
A. With Windows Small Business Server 2003, you can easily retrieve accidentally deleted files and restore previous versions of the files. By saving your documents to the server instead of your desktop, the automatic back up protection of the network allows you to quickly find the needed file.

Q. I stand in front of a fax for hours, there's got to be a better way.
A. No more endless waiting at the fax machine. With Windows Small Business Server 2003, you can create and fax documents right from your desktop. This streamlines customer communications by enabling you with one-to-many fax and e-mail capabilities, which frees you up to be more productive with your time.

Q. I want to harness the power of the Internet to communicate with customers and have a great Web site.
A. With Windows Small Business Server, your company site will have your Web site identity, not your service provider's. You will have network capabilities that used to be reserved only for large companies, allowing you to look more professional and communicate with your customers more effectively than ever before.

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