Small Business Server provides all of the network and server functions for running a small business network on one server computer. Small Business Server is highly integrated and easy to install, configure, and manage. This enables companies with limited technical expertise to use and manage a network computing environment to perform common business tasks.
The key features of Small Business Server include:
Shared resources. Enable network users to gain access to modems, printers, and files on the server computer.
Electronic mail and scheduling. Enables network users to exchange e-mail and schedule meetings.
Fax capability. Enables network users to fax documents by using a fax device on the server computer.
Internet access. Enables network users to exchange e-mail with users on the Internet and gain access to the World Wide Web.
Internet publishing. Provides a small business with the tools that are necessary to create and publish a Web site.
Structured Query Language (SQL) database support. Provides small business with a database platform for business applications.
Client computer support. Enables client computers to be added to the network so that users can gain access to resources that reside on the server computer.
Ease of administration. Provides graphical user interface (GUI) based administration consoles, wizards, and online documentation that make it easy to install, configure, and manage a Small Business Server network.
