Server 2003

The Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system provides a scalable and secure Web platform, and enables new scenarios including simplified branch server management, improved identity and access management, and more efficient storage management. In addition, Microsoft has improved and extended the Windows server operating systems to incorporate the benefits of Microsoft .NET for connecting information, people, systems, and devices.

Windows Server 2003 is a multipurpose operating system capable of handling a diverse set of server roles, depending on your needs, in either a centralized or distributed fashion. Some of these server roles include:

• File and print server.
• Web server and Web application services.
• Mail server.
• Terminal server.
• Remote access and virtual private network (VPN) server.
• Directory services, Domain Name System (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, and Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS).
• Streaming media server.

Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 builds on the success and strengths of its Windows Server predecessors while delivering valuable new functionality and powerful improvements to the base operating system. New Web tools, virtualization technologies, security enhancements, and management utilities help save time, reduce costs, and provide a solid foundation for your information technology (IT) infrastructure.

• Solid Foundation
  • The all new Server Manager provides a unified management console that simplifies and streamlines server setup, configuration, and ongoing management.
  • Windows PowerShell, a new command-line shell, helps enable administrators to automate routine system administration tasks across multiple servers.
  • Windows Deployment Services provides a simplified, highly secure means of rapidly deploying the operating system via network-based installations.
  • Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering wizards, and full Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) support plus consolidated management of Network Load Balancing, make high availability easy to implement even by IT generalists.
• Virtualization Built-in - Windows Server Hyper-V, the next-generation hypervisor-based server virtualization technology, allows you to make the best use of your server hardware investments by consolidating multiple server roles as separate virtual machines running on a single physical machine.
• Built for the Web - Internet Information Services 7.0 (IIS 7.0), a Web server and security-enhanced, easy-to-manage platform for developing and reliably hosting Web applications and services.
• High Security -
  • Network Access Protection (NAP) helps ensure that computers that try to connect to your network comply with your organization's security policy.
  • Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC) and BitLocker Drive Encryption allow you to more securely deploy your AD database at branch office locations.
• High Performance Computing - Windows HPC Server 2008 enables broader adoption by providing a rich and integrated end-user experience that scales from the desktop application to the clusters, and includes a comprehensive set of deployment, administration, and monitoring tools that are easy to deploy, manage, and integrate with your existing infrastructure.

Office 2007

Microsoft Office Professional 2007 is the tool that office professionals need if they crave a simplified business life.

• Quickly accomplish routine tasks
• Manage customer information
• Produce high-quality marketing materials
• Simplify database and report creation.

Also, a new feature called Business Contact Manager, integrates contact management directly with Outlook, for better control over your customer & prospect information, e-mail messages, phone calls, appointments and more. With Office Professional 2007 you can save time, produce professional-quality marketing materials in-house and simplify your analysis and reporting of crucial business information.

.NET

The .NET Framework is Microsoft's comprehensive and consistent programming model for building applications that have visually stunning user experiences, seamless and secure communication, and the ability to model a range of business processes.

SQL 2008

SQL Server 2008 delivers on Microsoft’s Data Platform vision by helping your organization manage any data, any place, any time.

• Store data from structured, semi-structured, and unstructured documents, such as images and rich media, directly within the database.
• Deliver a rich set of integrated services that enable you to do more with your data such as query, search, synchronize, report, and analyze.
• Provide the highest levels of security, reliability, and scalability for your business-critical applications.
• Access data from across your enterprise and provide control over your data no matter where it’s stored
• Information workers can access data directly using the tools they use every day, such as the 2007 Microsoft Office system.

SQL Server 2008 enables data to be consumed from custom applications developed using Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio and from within service-oriented architectures (SOA) and business processes through Microsoft BizTalk Server.