Sun is marketing a one-server, virtualized solution for EBS along with a 60-day trial and discount promotion.  Read a summary, get Sun's links, and see their video here .

[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Sharique Ahmed] This article describes how to use the Update Certificates Wizard of your Windows Essential Business Server (EBS) servers. Running the Update Certificates Wizard automates the renewal of Windows Essential...

The EBS Team wishes you a safe and peaceful holiday season. A case study was just released on 15DEC08. Read more on my Product Manager blog .

[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Harpreet Singh] Today we will discuss how to remove and reinstall Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server in Essential Business Server. Important these steps will remove FSE, after you follow these steps...

I recently discovered this matrix that shows the HP servers supporting EBS. 

This post on my Product Manager blog provides contains two slides from an EBS deck discussing TCO, productivity and competitive advantage.  Following review and internal distribution, I will ask a few IT Pros how to review as a tool to use when discussing...

[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Sharique Ahmed and Mark Stanfill] This article describes how to change the IP addresses of your Windows Essential Business Server (EBS) computers. You can use the Change IP Address Settings Wizard to change the...

[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Justin Crosby] When Windows 2008 Essential Business Server is installed, your current DNS servers are stored in Active Directory.  EBS uses this data to configure the DNS settings on a server during a replacement...

When activating from a evaluation EULA, EBS is activated the same as Windows Server.  To enter in the key all you need to do is; Make sure you have the keys for EBS.  You should have one for each Server role, Management, Messaging and Security...

An excerpt from the Level Platforms press release: Level Platforms announces immediate delivery of comprehensive best practices monitoring and management for the next wave of Microsoft products for small and midsize businesses. Level Platforms Partners...

Trend Micro Inc. Latest Version of Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Protects Windows Essential Server Solutions SonicWALL, Inc. SonicWALL Announces Security Solutions for Windows Essential Business Server and Windows Small Business Server Mimosa...

[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Damian Leibaschoff] When the Management server is configured in Windows Essential Business Server 2008, 2 group policies are configured as part of the System Center Essentials (SCE) deployment. These policies allow...

[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Manish Kapoor] INTRODUCTION This article describes how to reinstall Microsoft® Forefront™ Threat Management Gateway, Medium Business Edition on Windows® Essential Business Server Security Server. ...

Where in the world is EBS? Follow EBS at Convergence EMEA on the EBS Product Manager's blog and/or on twitter.com (EBS_2008). I will be presenting tomorrow with John Elmer, VP of Finance and Information Technology at Rodgers & Hammerstein...

[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Mark Stanfill] By default, EBS configures SCE to use the domain administrator account used during setup as the Default Action Account and also as the Data Warehouse account.  These accounts are used to accomplish...

[Today's post comes to us courtesy of Ed Walters and Mark Stanfill] By default, the Windows Server 2008 Default Domain Policy sets passwords to expire every 42 days.  This includes the built-in Administrator account as well if it has not been manually...

Thank you to all who attended the live webcast and launch event for the Windows Essential Server Solutions product line! The event was a great success, and we keep hearing how excited everyone is that SBS 2008 and EBS 2008 are finally out in the market...

Did you find the Virtual Tradeshow useful? Possible, fun? Did you win a prize from Microsoft or one of our vendors? If you missed the event, I posted screen shots of the event on External EBS Product Manager blog . I also included information on the EBS...

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Today we are proud to invite you to attend the official launch of Essential Business Server (EBS) 2008 and Small Business Server (SBS) 2008, making up the Windows Essential Server Solution (WESS) product line, at www.thedreamserver.com . Considering...

Are you a follower EBS_2008 on twitter.com ?  Follow EBS_2008 on launch day and beyond.

The Windows Essential Business Server 2008 trial software is available for download here in the following languages: English French German Italian Japanese Russian Spanish

You are invited to join Microsoft for the virtual launch of Windows Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Essential Business Server 2008. As small and midsize business owners are increasingly concerned about how to both survive and thrive in the current...