Microsoft launches Windows Essential Server Solutions Products at METS 2008

The one-day launch event of Windows Essential Server Solutions, which include Small Business Server 2008 and Essential Business Server 2008, took place at the Middle East Technology Show (METS) in Zara Expo on December 21st, 2008.

Windows Essential Server Solutions are designed and priced exclusively for small and midsize businesses to provide them with simplified purchasing and licensing, a standardized and extensible platform that is ideal for line-of-business applications, as well as fully versioned and integrated technologies in best-practice deployment.

Odeh Mahmoud, Microsoft SMS&P Lead, stated:

"With Small Business Sever 2008 and Essential Business Server 2008 small and midsize businesses can now obtain enterprise-class technology at affordable prices. These new and integrated server solutions are based on groundbreaking innovations that can dramatically help simplify the deployment, ongoing management, and use of server technology to help boost productivity and transform small or midsize businesses."

Windows Essential Server Solutions also provides SMBs with decreased complexity and more control over their IT infrastructure, which results in fewer IT fires and more predictability, streamlined setup, deployment and maintenance, simplified management with a centralized administration console, as well as a familiar Window-based experience to allow SMBs to utilize existing IT skills.

A growing business capacity is yet another added benefit for SMBs. Windows Essential Server Solutions provide freedom to work from virtually anywhere and with mobile devices, a reliable scalable platform that helps enable growth and reduce downtime, as well as cost savings by purchasing integrated solutions instead of stand-alone products.

Windows Essential Server Solutions are among the simplest ways for SMBs to obtain the power of Windows Server 2008 combined with unparalleled server products from Microsoft for e-mail, collaboration, personal computer and server management, and security.