Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) with EBS

Lower your TCO with Hyper-V, a Windows Server 2008 Technology, which is included in EBS 2008. Our TAP customer to be featured during our upcoming launch virtualized EBS. We will be releasing a written case study and a video which will both include virtualization.

Please learn more about how you can help the environment, while lowering your TCO with Windows Server 2008.
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Live Webcast and Virtual Launch Event

Register here to view the live webcast and enter a virtual launch event for the launch of Windows Essential Business Server (EBS) at 8:00 AM PST (Los Angeles Time Zone) on November 12, 2008. Give yourself a few minutes to register.

The live webcast will feature a midsize EBS customer and the following Microsoft Executives:

1. Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft Corp.


2. Steve Guggenheimer, Corporate VP, Original Equipment Manufacturer Division


3. Michael Risse, VP, Worldwide Small and Midmarket Business Group


4. Steven VanRoekel, Sr. Director, Windows Server Solutions Group

The virtual launch event will also include:

1. Mark Minasi, Best-selling author, MVP, and self-proclaimed alpha-geek will present "7 Tips that IT can use During the Economic Downturn.”


2. Business and Technical Sessions


3. Channel Partner Session


4. Exihibt hall with the following companies: AMD, CA, Citrix Systems, Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, Lenovo, SUN Microsystems, Inc., Symantec, Trend Micro, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Windows Essential Server Solutions, and Microsoft Dynamics

You can view the live webcast at http://www.thedreamserver.com/ without registering, but you will not be able to enter the virtual launch event.

Win a free server solution (EBS or SBS)

EBS is part of the Windows Essential Server Solutions launch on November 12, 2008.

Learn how integrated server solutions are helping small and midsize business come out ahead in tough economic conditions. Attend the Windows Essential Server Solutions “Dream Server” launch webcast on November 12th. And, when you visit http://www.thedreamserver.com/ and enter your business dream, you become eligible to win either a Windows Small Business Server 2008 or Windows Essential Business Server 2008.

Windows Essential Server Solutions – Chalktalk @ Tech*Ed EMEA IT Professionals

Tech*Ed EMEA IT Professionals Barcelona, Spain

Windows Essential Server Solutions – Chalktalk - Chris Grillone, Oliver Sommer, Mikael Nystrom, Robert Aide - Nov 6th 1440 – 1555

Windows Essential Server Solutions is a new product family created to develop targeted solutions for Small and Midsize businesses. Come and hear several Windows EBS scenarios explained in this interactive session. We'll be covering topics from Virtualization to Branch Office deployments as well as migration techniques.

Session notes: Oliver, Mikael and Robert will do 15 minutes each detailing their deployment scenarios and the choices they had to make to enable the customer with EBS.

EBS customers virtualized and saved energy. Be Green!

Following the installation of EBS, an EBS customer realized significant and measurable energy savings by reducing their overal server count. I will release the energy saving of the closer to the EBS launch day, November 12th, 2008.

You can also virtualize with Hyper-V which is an included technology with EBS.

Lower your carbon footprint and save money!

EBS Supports Branch Offices

EBS does support Branch Offices by leveraging the Branch Office Infrastructure Solution. This uses the power of Windows Server 2008 and Forefront Threat Management Gateway in certain scenarios to provide branch office services.

Vituralize EBS with Hyper-V

Customers already virtualized EBS with Hyper-V. Hyper-V is built into EBS. Reduce your server count!

Learn more about three EBS vitualization scenarios here.