Microsoft kicks off next era of small business software

12.11.2008

On Tuesday, Microsoft added financing options with 24- and 60-month terms that require no money up front and cover hardware, software and partner professional services.

Microsoft hardware partners Dell, HP and IBM will offer optimized hardware configurations for SBS 2008 and EBS 2008. HP, IBM and Intel also will offer blade server options for midsized companies. Dell, HP, IBM, Lenovo and Sun will offer rack and tower systems that can support the two Microsoft platforms.