Windows Server® 2003
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition is a comprehensive, integrated, dependable server operating system that is designed to help you increase the effectiveness of your computing operation and reduce IT costs for your small business. In addition, Windows Server 2003 is designed to improve security, reliability, and productivity. Below is a brief introduction to the new features and enhancements brought to Windows Server 2003 by Service Pack 1.
Windows Server 2003 includes improvements to functionality that originally shipped with Windows Server 2003. Such enhancements make a great product better and raise the security, reliability, and productivity of Windows Server 2003.
Windows Server 2003 helps to utilize the functionality built in to computing hardware by companies such as Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to prevent malicious code from launching attacks from areas of computer memory that should not run code. This enhancement reduces the likelihood of the broadest and most exploited avenues of information attack.
Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 metabase auditing is the XML-based, hierarchical store of configuration information for IIS 6.0. The ability to audit this store allows network administrators to see which user accessed the metabase if it becomes corrupted.
Stronger defaults and privilege reduction on services such as RPC and DCOM are integral to Windows Server 2003 and thus make an alluring target for hackers. By requiring greater authentication for calls of these services, Windows Server 2003 SP1 establishes a minimum threshold of security for all applications that use these services, even if they possess little or no security inherently.
Windows Small Business Server® 2003
Small business owners are searching for simpler, less expensive ways to run their businesses and to increase their return on information technology (IT) investment. They rarely have dedicated on-site IT professionals or administrators to run their networks; however, they may use technology providers to acquire IT solutions. These technology providers need to find more cost-effective ways to provide support to their customers.
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 contains technologies from Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 is a secure, reliable operating system then incorporates file, print, application sharing, Active Directory® directory service and its tools. It also incorporates Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (Team communication and collaboration environment), Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 (Internet e-mail and messaging solution. Microsoft Outlook® web access, to access e-mail through the web and also shared calendaring) and Microsoft Shared Fax Service (Fax with fewer telephone lines, fax from users' desktops, users can set hours for faxing, receive faxes through SharePoint, e-mail, or printer).
