In this week's podcast, Microsoft's Steven VanRoekel talks about Windows Essential Business Server 2008

Joe Wilcox of eWeek Microsoft Watch hosts Steven VanRoekel in a 30 minute podcast about Windows Essential Business Server.

http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/podcasts/microsofts_essential_solution.html

Microsoft expects 25% of sales to Latin American SMEs to come from Essential Server

Microsoft expects 25% of sales to Latin American SMEs to come from Essential Server
27 May 2008
Business News Americas

http://www.bnamericas.com/login.jsp?idioma=I&urlJump=story.jsp$SEP$idioma$EQ$I$AMP$sector$EQ$1$AMP$noticia$EQ$436142

Transformation of your IT infrastructure

Do you feel your IT infrastructure is something like this?
EBS is designed for midsized businesses 25-300 clients with simplified pricing, best practices during set up, environment wide security and remote/mobile access

EBS reduces complexity and provides greater control of your IT infrastructure through a centralized administration console and license management, providing your IT professionals more time to plan IT strategy rather than fight the daily fires.

EBS at Tech*Ed 2008

EBS at Tech*Ed 2008:

Windows Essential Business Server: Deployment and Migration Best Practices Session
Day/Time: 6/12/2008 10:15AM-11:30AM
Room: S310 C

Microsoft fills gap with server for smallest of midmarket firms

This article about Essential Business Server in a business decision maker focused publication has “all the right moves”:
· Good messages on how EBS is tailored to midsized companies
· Quotes from a happy customer
· Analyst endorsement
· Call to action referring to the Release Candidate


Midmarket CIO News:
Microsoft fills gap with server for smallest of midmarket firms

http://searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid183_gci1317034,00.html

Extreme Makeover video with EBS

This is an entertaining video showcasing EBS solution techonologies at a midmarket customer.



Put together one very run-down server room, a deserving network Administrator, several opinionated designers, a spare weekend and what do you get? The answer is - Extreme Makeover: Server Room Edition.



The life of one lucky network Administrator is changed forever in this Exclusive DVD Edition of the hit reality series about server rooms that desperately need attention - with over 10 minutes of never-before-seen footage! See Ty Serverton and his team of designers in a race against time to totally rebuild Phil Christoffersen's run-down servers. Join this heartfelt and emotional journey to see how a simple technology upgrade can impact lives. It will leave you wanting an "Extreme Makeover" of your own!

Positive eWeek article providing an Executive Overview

This article provides an executive overview of the technologies and pricing for EBS.

Quick consumption!

http://www.midmarket.eweek.com/c/a/News/Microsoft-previews-midmarket-server/