Microsoft to discontinue Essential Business Server
Microsoft will discontinue future development of Essential Business Server, effective June 30 th , 2010. A few points about this announcement: Microsoft remains fully committed to small and medium-sized businesses and our Partners who serve them The technology capabilities many midsize businesses are turning to (such as virtualisation, management, and cloud computing) are already available through other offerings, including: Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft System Center and the Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) Customers with Software Assurance will be offered an open agreement to receive the license for many stand-alone products that would have been included in EBS 2010. Current EBS customers can look forward to a support cycle that holds true to the Microsoft five-year mainstream and five-year extended support lifecycle
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Microsoft to discontinue Essential Business Server
