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Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server

A Better Way To Fax

Interoffice E-mail
Brings Everyone Together

Share Files and Printers
Without Confusion
Manage and Grow
Customer Relationships
Put the Web to Work
for You

The Right Information
for the Best Decisions

  


Now you can share information and ideas, get better use of office resources such as printers and fax machines, streamline business operations, manage inventory and customer contacts, and reduce the effort of everyday business tasks. Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.5 is designed to address the specific needs of small companies with 50 PCs or fewer. It connects your existing computers so that information and resources can be shared in ways that were once only available to larger companies.

Powerful Software Brings It All Together

BackOffice Small Business Server harnesses the power of award-winning products from the BackOffice family and combines them with a unique set of tools to deliver greater functionality with ease-of-use. It works to unify and strengthen your company's greatest assets - its people, information, and resources. Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server integrates the following:

  • Windows NT®Server is the complete networking platform, providing file and printer sharing and application support
  • Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft OutlookTM enable e-mail, group scheduling, and collaboration
  • Microsoft Proxy Server provides a single, secure gateway to the Internet
  • Microsoft FrontPage® and Microsoft Internet Information Server make it easy to create, manage, and host Web sites and Web-based applications
  • Microsoft SQL ServerTM provides powerful database support for running business applications
  • Microsoft Fax Service makes communicating by fax more efficient
  • Modem Sharing Service allows users to share modems installed on a server eliminating the need for modems on each individual workstation
  • Internet Connection Wizard automates the process of getting your business up and running on the Internet

And because BackOffice Small Business Server is built on Windows NT Server and integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Office, you can continue to use the applications you already know.

Easy to Manage

You won't have to worry about managing a complex network. Installation and management of BackOffice Small Business Server are made simple to save you time and money.
  • Automated Set-up Tools make it easy for your technology consultant to install and configure your network
  • The BackOffice Small Business Server Console puts all server management tasks in a single, easy-to-use location
  • Wizards use plain language to guide you through common tasks
  • An Online Guide helps with answers to common questions

Easy to Grow

Because BackOffice Small Business Server is built using the same products that power some of the world's largest companies, you can rest assured that your technology investment will grow with you. As your needs change, you can easily expand your network to support more PCs, more people, and more business.

A Better Way To Fax                                                                  

Microsoft Fax Service, built into BackOffice Small Business Server, allows people in your company to send and receive faxes electronically - right from their desktops. So now instead of waiting by the fax machine, you can get more things done. Bottlenecks eliminated.

  • Fax from your desktop. Send vital information from any application as easily as printing - without using expensive paper. Instantly broadcast a single fax to a multitude of people.
  • Route faxes instantly. When faxes arrive, you can choose to print them immediately, store them to a location on your network, or route them via electronic mail to the intended recipients.
  • Monitor fax usage. Completely track your company's fax usage for accounting or other business purposes, and even schedule faxes for off-peak hours to save money.

Interoffice E-mail Brings Everyone Together                         

With Exchange Server and Outlook, BackOffice Small Business Server includes everything you need to share graphically rich e-mail, memos, and ideas with anyone - easily, reliably, and with lightning speed. Now a small business can have the communications savvy of a corporate giant.

  • Instant communication. Send important communications reliably to everyone who needs to know, whether they're down the hall or around the world.
  • Group scheduling and collaboration. Schedule meetings, collaborate on shared documents, and get important business done. BackOffice Small Business Server enables group scheduling and collaboration, allowing you to spend less time coordinating and more time focusing on the things that matter.
  • Stay in sync. BackOffice Small Business Server's Remote Access capabilities enable the people in your office to send and receive e-mail, fax documents, and retrieve files from the road, from home...from anywhere.

Share Files and Printers Without Confusion                            

Windows NT Server gives you a central, secure network server through which files and office equipment can be shared. Because it's flexible, you determine who gets access to which files and devices.

  • Share information. Share files without the hassle. Now everyone has the latest information and the newest version of any file that's shared, eliminating the need for confusing diskettes circulating with out-of-date data.
  • Share peripherals. Now everyone can share devices such as printers, modems, and scanners, so that you can get better use of your company's technology investments.
  • Back up critical information. Store and save company data automatically with complete security. It helps to ensure seamless recovery by safeguarding your data.

Manage and Grow Customer Relationships                            

Maximize revenue from existing customers and solicit new accounts. BackOffice Small Business Server includes all the components your company needs to manage customer and business contacts, pursue new business, and secure new customers.

  • Manage customer contacts. Manage and share customer and partner contacts in a central location with Outlook and Exchange Server. Everyone in your company will know the latest information on key customer and partner accounts.
  • Make it easier for customers to do business with you. Provide customers with round-the-clock information on your company via an Internet Web site. Stay in touch with clients directly via Internet e-mail.
  • Reach new customers. Introduce prospective customers to your offerings with automated mass mailings delivered via Exchange Server and Microsoft Fax Service.

Put the Web to Work for You                                                    

Today's Internet-savvy consumers want access to Web-based information about your company. Your business partners and suppliers want effective communication via e-mail to keep things humming along. BackOffice Small Business Server helps you make all of this happen. It serves up a speedy, reliable Internet connection that brings the power of the Web into your business.

  • Connecting is easy. The Internet Connection Wizard automates the process of locating, selecting and connecting to an Internet Service Provider (ISP). You can experience almost immediate results with access to Internet e-mail and Web browsing.
  • Create and manage Web sites. A Web site gives your customers round-the-clock access to information about your company and its products or services. Create and manage professional-looking Web sites easily with FrontPage, then host it with an ISP or on your own Small Business Server.
  • Browse the Web seamlessly. Automatic dialing connects the PCs on your network to the Internet automatically-in the background. This helps to save money by reducing the time you are connected to an ISP.
  • Secure gateway to the Internet. Forget multiple phone lines and modems on every PC. Proxy Server provides a single Web gateway for better security, so you can share your information and keep it safe. Manage user access to the Internet to ensure effective use of company resources.

The Right Information for the Best Decisions                         

Get closer to your company's critical data. BackOffice Small Business Server lets you keep information in a central, secure location that allows key players to view and update it regularly. And with better information, you can make better business decisions.

  • Share data across applications. BackOffice Small Business Server works easily with Microsoft Office and other leading applications. Spreadsheets can become sales reports. Your address book can become a mailing list. Or your newest product information can be instantly posted to your Web page.
  • Get closer to your business. Having your data centralized means that you can do better analysis of key business factors such as cash flow, inventory, customer data, and vendor profiles. And with thousands of applications available for the BackOffice platform, chances are you'll find the solution that is just what your company needs.
  • Data stays up-to-date. Keeping data in a central location means that it's easier to keep it current. Your employees, suppliers and customers can get accurate, up-to-date answers to help them perform better.



For an all-in-one small business solution choose BackOffice Small Business Server with Office 2000 Professional. Office 2000 addresses many small business needs ranging from managing customer relationships and streamlining day-to-day tasks to accessing and analyzing information for better decision-making.

  • Consistency: The applications in Office 2000 all look and act the same, so that once users have learned one of the applications, they can apply that learning to any of the others.
  • Integration: The products in Office Small Business Edition work together to prevent retyping and save time allowing you to reuse information.
  • Turnkey Solution: Because time is a premium for any small business, a suite is convenient — a one-time purchase of the tools small businesses need, all in one box.
  • Important Tools: Office suites provide an opportunity for exposure to important and useful small-business tools — like spreadsheets or a desktop publishing program.
  • Value: Buying the Office suite is more cost-effective than acquiring the applications separately.

The ease of use and integration between these products makes it possible to reduce service calls and keep costs down.

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