At the Worldwide Partner Conference in early July, we announced a launch date of November 12, 2008 for Windows Essential Server Solutions, a new family of integrated server software based on the Windows Server 2008 platform that will help you bring enterprise-class server technology to your small- and midsize-business customers. Essential Server Solutions comprises Windows Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Essential Business Server 2008. 

If you're interested in exploring the whole Essential Server platform, we recommend starting with the on-demand webcast, "The Small and Midsize Business Server Platform: Which Is Right for Your Customer?", available on the Partner Learning Center at https://training.partner.microsoft.com/plc/details.aspx?systemid=1821427.  If you're ready to just get to gettin', you can go right to the "Windows Essential Server Solutions" page on the PLC, a collection of the 8-course Web seminar series for each server.  You can still catch a few of these one-hour Webcasts "live" in September, and several are already available on demand for you to view at your leisure.

Looking for resources beyond training about this release?  Our portal page on Windows Essntial Server Solutions is chock-full of things you can leverage, like an RSS feed, virtual newsroom, FAQ, and demo showcase.  Cool.