SBS 2008: Released to Manufacturing!

On behalf of the SBS team, I am extremely pleased to announce that Windows Small Business Server 2008 software has been finalized! Today both SBS Standard and Premium are being released to manufacturing, which means we begin the process of finalizing international versions, creating media, building packaging, delivering the product to distribution channels and handing it off to our OEM partners, so it will be widely available by our November 12 launch. (More information about launch will come in the future.)

 

As you can imagine, this is an exciting day for me and the rest of the team. Development of SBS 2008 has been a big effort here at Microsoft and the software has undergone extensive testing within Microsoft, by our partners, private tech beta participants and our Technology Adoption Program members. We are proud to say we have truly heard and incorporated input from our partners and customers throughout product planning and development. As a result, we feel very confident that this new release builds on the success of SBS 2003 R2 and makes the power of enterprise IT accessible and affordable for small business, helping them increase productivity and grow. And, just as important, SBS 2008 provides solution providers with a great platform to meet the needs of their small business clients.

 

We invested in a number of different areas for this release; here’s the big picture of the themes and features in SBS 2008:

 

For IT managers and technology consultants:  

· Microsoft’s newest server technologies: Powerful and more secure infrastructure that was rebuilt from the ground up.

· IT made easy: Deployment, setup and administration is dramatically simplified and improved. New tools to manage domain names and data folders. New single CALs make SBS 2008 licensing more flexible and cost-effective.

· Improved Manageability: Monitoring across both servers and client PCs. Customizable, remotely-accessible reports via e-mail and mobile devices

· Application Platform: SBS 2008 Premium Edition is an ideal platform for critical business applications, via SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 on a second hardware server

For small business owners and employees:  

· Greater security: Trial subscriptions to Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server and Windows Live OneCare for Server. Extensibility model for easy reporting of 3^rd party protection applications.

· Better data protection: New block-based server protection technologies that can complete backing up your server in minutes rather than hours.

· Simple, easy online marketing and commerce: Integration with Microsoft Office Live Small Business

· Better productivity: Improved Remote Web Workplace, integration of the new SharePoint and support for the newest Windows Mobile devices

 

I want to congratulate the entire team and thank our partners and beta participants for their tremendous efforts and help.

 

Regards,
Dean Paron
Group Program Manager
Windows Small Business Server

Comments

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  In case you do not know , Windows EBS stands is Windows essential business server.  The launch of

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  thanks
  

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Congratulations to the team! Fantastic job ! Today Small Business Server (SBS) Standard and Premium are

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Registration for TechEd 2008 closes at 3pm on Thursday, August 28th & so if you wanna be part of

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Congratulations to the team! Fantastic job ! Today Small Business Server (SBS) Standard and Premium are

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  SBS has gone RTM today! Nuff Said!

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Microsoft released the new SBS 2008 to manufacturing today. Peter Gallagher blogs in more detail at http

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  I know I am very, very, very behind the times on  this, but just in case you missed it …  This

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  The comment has been removed

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  When will Microsoft Technet provide a virtual lab where IT Pros can install SBS 2008? Alot of IT pros like myself aren't privy to having 64-bit enviornments to train with.

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Today Microsoft has released to manufacturing both Standard and Premium versions of Windows Small Business

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  It is true, at last the SBS 2008 is RTM, soon it will be possible to download the trial version. You

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  On behalf of the SBS team, I am extremely pleased to announce that Windows Small Business Server 2008

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Der Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008) ist nun nach einer langen Betaphase fertiggestellt und "RTM"

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Ambele versiuni (Standard si Premium) sunt finalizate! Deoarece acest produs se vinde prin parteneri

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard and Premium - English version, was released to manufacturing

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 Released

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  PingBack from: http://www.keepingitreal.nu/2008/08/sbs-2008-released-to-manufacturing.html

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Anyone have an ETA for Vol.Licensing download?  Microsoft is pushing for "all digital"...so does RTM = Release To Download ?

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  The comment has been removed

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Windows Small Business Server 2008 Released to Manufacturing!

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Windows Small Business Server 2008 Released to Manufacturing!

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  On behalf of the SBS team, I am extremely pleased to announce that Windows Small Business Server 2008

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Windows SBS 2008 has just released to manufacturing!  The latest version will be available in November. 

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  It's official! SBS 2008 has been RTM'd today by Microsoft. Check out the Official SBS Blog for

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  In case you missed it… which I am sure you did not http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2008/08

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Small Business Server 2008 was released to manufacturing yesterday, which means it will be widely available

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Microsoft has finally released SBS 2008 to manufacturing. The new version has some significant changes

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Strange, but SBS 2008 is not available for TechNet subscribers. Do you plan to publish SBS 2008 on TechNet download portal?

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
    On behalf of the SBS team, I am extremely pleased to announce that Windows Small Business Server

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Windows SBS 2008 has just passed a statute RTM (Release To Manufacturing), which means that development

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Folks, in case you haven't heard by now (and if this is the first place you've seen/heard this

• Anonymous
  August 21, 2008
  When will be able to get the evaluation version on the Web?

• Anonymous
  August 21, 2008
  Pingback: http://blog.mpecsinc.ca/2008/08/it-is-official-sbs-2008-rtms-today.html Congratulations folks! :) Philip

• Anonymous
  August 21, 2008
  SBS 2008 is RTM?! YEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! YEAH! YEAH! Can't wait to start on deployments!  WOOOHOOOOO!!!! Going to have to write another theme song.... Yeah yeah! W00t w00t!  w00t w00t! w00t w00t!

• Anonymous
  August 22, 2008
  PingBack from: http://www.windowsportal.cz/Home/tabid/36/EntryID/174/Default.aspx

• Anonymous
  August 22, 2008
  When will it be available on Technet or MSDN for download?

• Anonymous
  August 22, 2008
  PingBack from: http://blog.calyptix.com/2008/08/sbs-2008-has-rtm.html

• Anonymous
  August 24, 2008
  Microsoft has finally released SBS 2008 to manufacturing. The new version has some significant changes

• Anonymous
  August 27, 2008
  Hi, Does anybody know when SBS 2008 will be available on Technet Plus for download ? Thanks

• Anonymous
  August 27, 2008
  When will SBS 2008 be available on Technet?

• Anonymous
  September 02, 2008
  It keeps getting asked but, any ideas on when it will be released on TechNet?

• Anonymous
  September 04, 2008
  When Vista went RTM, it was almost immediately published to Technet/MSDN. Where is the SBS2008 for download?

• Anonymous
  September 04, 2008
  Will SBS2008 support Hyper-V? It would be awesome if I could run additional servers inside SBS with todays cheap memory prices and quad-core CPUs and SBS being 64bit and all.

• Anonymous
  September 05, 2008
  Is anyone at MS listening or am I missing the boat? When will SBS 08 be available for download on TechNet. Testing needs to commence!  Why won't anyone answer this question?

• Anonymous
  September 15, 2008
  It is now showing in the Download section for Technet but so far it is greyed.  They only word I received from Microsoft Concierge is: "Thanks for your feedback. I have checked the issue on my end. The product is not available from TechNet Download Center now. But Microsoft TechNet Support Team is uploading them now. This is the reason why we can see the "Key" is highlighted. Please kindly wait a moment. Maybe the upload process may take one or two weeks. Your patience would be highly appreciated."

• Anonymous
  September 17, 2008
  its in technet now and you can download it