Microsoft Corp. has long seen the value in providing computing and server solutions to small and midsize businesses, although only recently has it put more of its industrial-strength marketing ...

Recently, Microsoft released its second release candidate build, RC1, of Windows Essential Business Server, or EBS, a midmarket server solution for businesses with 50 to 300 users and computers. Why ...

Microsoft's revamp of SBS takes the sting out of setup and admin for IT-challenged shops, without sacrificing the functionality that all businesses need A small business is not necessarily a simple ...

A doctor I know is upgrading his networked medical billing software. The old version worked in a workgroup networking context, but the new version requires a windows 2003 server machine.<BR><BR>I'm ...

Microsoft has gone to great lengths to integrate key back-office applications into SBS 2003, without overly complicating the product, reducing initial setup to less than 15 minutes when purchased with ...

I’m using a cable modem with a four-port SMC Router in a small workgroup environment whose hosts include one XP Pro and two Win 2000 Pro machines. I would like to replace a 2000 Pro OS with the Small ...

This Recipe describes the construction of two PCs: a small form-factor (SFF, or "shoebox") Linux office server, and a Windows XP-based white-box notebook or "whitebook." Together, they should come in ...

Microsoft will kill Office Online Server next year, creating a headache for anyone using on-premises Office web applications and the beleaguered holdouts sticking with Skype for Business Server.… The ...

SQL Server 2008 R2, which ships this month, allows end users to tap into the powerful business intelligence features of SQL Server via tight integration with popular Microsoft applications like Excel.