Microsoft is slashing the price of its forthcoming entry-level Windows Small Business Server 2003 to $599 and will hike the head count limit on both the Standard and Premium editions to 75, Microsoft executives said at the XChange Conference 2003 Monday.
The new, low-end version of Small Business Server will feature Windows Server 2003 and Exchange 2003 only and be priced at $599, roughly half of the $1,499 cost of the current Small Business Server 2000, Allison Watson, vice president of Microsoft's worldwide partner group, told applauding attendees at XChange, which is being held in Orlando, Fla., and is sponsored by CRN parent company CMP Media.
The Premium edition, however, will have the same $1,499 price as Microsoft Small Business Server 2000, she said.
Microsoft is also lifting the restriction on the number of users for both the Standard and Premium editions of Windows 2003 Small Business Server to 75. The current maximum on the number of users stipulated for Small Business Server 2000 is 50.
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