Today is the official launch date for Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 and the new Microsoft offering, Microsoft Essential Server Solutions.

Essential Server Solutions (or Windows Essential Business Server) is a new package that Microsoft is offering as part of the Small Business Server Premium offering.

What’s cool about EBS is that it provides a license for Windows Server Standard and Microsoft SQL Server to run on a separate machine in addition to the standard Windows SBS offerings. This is great for small and medium businesses that need SQL server functionality, but want to put it on a separate server.

You can learn more about Small Business Server 2008, and Essential Server Solutions at:
http://www.microsoft.com/sbs/en/us/default.aspx

If you would like more information about SBS 2008 or Windows Essential Business Server for your business, give us a call at 812-424-4357.

Windows XP Professional

Microsoft has announced for the third  (and possibly final) time that sales of Windows XP will be completely discontinued as of January 31, 2009.

Microsoft has already discontinued sale of Windows XP for all major retailers, and has limited Windows XP sales to the “channel resellers” (guys like On-Site) since June 30, 2008.

This End Of Sales date applies to: Windows XP Home, Windows XP Pro, Windows XP Media Center, Windows XP Tablet PC, and Windows XP Pro 64 Bit

According to Microsoft sources, the only Windows XP that will be available after January 31, 2009 will be Ultra-low cost PCs (ULCPC). This is a concession that Microsoft has made to allow companies to continue to build systems that don’t have enough power to run Windows Vista.

If you are looking for a PC that runs Windows XP, you can still get one from On-Site (at least through January 31, 2009.) If you want Vista, we’ve got that too.

ps. FYI, Vista Business Comes with downgrade rights, so if you really, really want Windows XP even after you can’t buy XP anymore, we can still hook you up with it.

On-Site will be teaming up with Insight Communications to provide web cams and Wi-Fi Internet once again to the Evansville West Side Nut Club Fall Festival (now there’s a mouthful.)

News 25 and Regent Communications will be helping out as media sponsors for the Fall Fest Nut Cams, and the Wi-Fi.

Come on down to the Evansville Fall Fest, and enjoy the Free Wi-Fi Internet, or check on the crowds from your office, and plan the best time to head down and fill up on crazy-good food.

The Fall Fest Web Cams are available here:

http://www.424help.com/fallfest/

Vi Wickam, president of On-Site was featured on a recent episode of Plugged In, a weekly technology show on WNIN 88.3 FM.

Vi talked about the importance of backing up your computer, and how you can setup a backup system without breaking the bank.

Plugged In is hosted by Justin Williams, Courier and Press columnist, and president of Second Gear, LLC. You can listen live to Plugged In each Thursday at Noon or to the replay Sunday nights at 6:30PM.

Download and Listen to an Archive of the September 18, 2008 Episode of Plugged In

It’s official. We have a new office space, and we are in the process of getting it all tidied up.

On-Site’s new office is at:

600 N. Weinbach
Suite 940
Evansville, IN 47711

Our Mailing address is still:

PO Box 2334
Evansville, IN 47714

I post some pictures of our new office soon. For now, I will just include a shot from Google Streetview.

If you take the south entrance to the Bradford Park office plaza, our office is straight at the back.
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