Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

Virtualization in SMB

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

While participating in Dave Sobel's SMB Community Comment request endeavor is optional, understanding virtualization is NOT.  If you plan to survive you need to stay current in technology and virtualization is not just another fad, it's the both now and the future.  Check out Dave's blog posting for just a ...

Response Point Resources - Just a click away!

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Product Web Site MS Partner Portal Site Sign Up for Response Point Newsletter Sign Up for Response Point Group on LinkedIn Response Point Blog Yahoo Group Blog Response Point Tricks Any others?

SBS 2008 and EBS Presentations Available Online

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Still don't know all you want to about Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 and Microsoft Essential Business Server 2008?  While our time is Dallas for the SMB Summit was about more than just learning these products, now you can at least share in the same techno feast we enjoyed without ...

Top-Ten Vista Facts You Should Know

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

OK, so the MAC commercials are funny and there has been some "challenges" with Vista both technically and from consumer adoption in SMB but nevertheless it is excellent OS with a now proven track record when sold/deployed with the right hardware for the right reasons.  Here is a handy little ...

Where’s My WSS Starter Site Toolkit?!?

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Had somebody go looking for the WSS Starter Toolkit I linked last year and said the link was down. Thanks Mike Iem for the great 5W50 presentation you have archived on this topic (and the good one today on SBS 2008) and for finding where the Toolkit went.  Here is ...

Get your SBS 2008 Preview!

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

For those of you waiting with baited breath to get a look at the upcoming version of SBS known as Cougar or now  known as SBS 2008, here is your first chance. Click here and get your download started. To do the standard version installation you only need to download DVD1, if ...

Response Point at Costco

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Harry B. reports on the newest place consumers will be able to purchase a Microsoft Response Point phone system for their small business - Costco.com.

Ricoh Announces Hotspot Printing for Mobile Users

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

announced yesterday at Gartner's IT Channel Vision their new Hotspot printing that allows printing via a url to a Ricoh printer from any laptop or handheld mobile device (yes Dave Sobel, that includes iPhones). You don't even need to have the application for the file to be printed installed ...

Atlanta SBS Group Shows Response Point w/ Cbeyone and Syspine

Monday, May 19th, 2008

FYI to anybody within reach of Atlanta or with SBSer friends in Atlanta.  Rick Butler has pulled together a great event on Response Point including bringing in one of the new VoIP providors that Microsoft will be utilizing for SIP trunking in SP1.  Here is the announcement: Our next meeting is ...

Microsoft Announces SBS 2008 and EBS Pricing

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Windows Essential Server Solutions pricing* is as follows: Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard Edition software, including five CALs, $1,089 (U.S.); additional CALs $77 each (U.S.) Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium Edition software, including five CALs, $1,899 (U.S.); additional CALs $189 each (U.S.) Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Standard Edition software, including ...