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Sandy Peine crom: Mike Fynboh [mikef @cascadecomputers.com] gent: Friday, December 01, 2006 8:21 AM To: Sandy Peine Subject: RE: Server Estimate Good morning Sandy, Sorry it took so long to respond. I was out of the office yesterday afternoon. My response may not be the same as Jackie's, but hopefully it will be close. There are so many features and advantages, some times what one person thinks is important, someone else doesn't . . . Advantages of a dedicated server running Windows Small Business Edition: 1. Reliability. Both the hardware and the software were designed for servers, not workstations. They are designed, built and tested better. So, the chances of a failure are much lower. Also, because it is not being used as a workstation, the likelihood of a software crash is greatly reduced. It is also not as likely to get spyware or virus' . Keep in mind: when a workstation goes down, it effects one individual. When a server goes down, it effects every one. So reliability is a good thing for servers. 2. Security. This is becoming more and more of an issue - both from hackers on the outside (through virus' and spyware) and from individuals breaking into the system from the inside. We will be creating a "Windows Domain". This will provide us with a central location to control user access - user names, passwords, security levels, etc. The server software will provide us with a secure location to keep data. Workstation access will be controlled by the server. We can get very extreme with the •ecurity if requested. Access to file directories, or even individual files, can be restricted to full access, read-only or no access. The security can be applied to individuals or groups of users and can be different for each. 3. Centralized Data Storage. All E-mail, address books, files and databases are stored in a single location. This makes it easier to manage, backup and restore. Users and user passwords are controlled from the server instead of each individual workstation providing simpler network administration. There are also several features (should we choose to implement them) to provide centralized update management for the workstations (for example, Cascade could monitor and update workstations from the server without visiting each workstation. ) 4. Microsoft Exchange for E-mail. Centralized e-mail, address book and calendar. You can create "public" and "individual" calendars and address books. Shared calendaring, meeting invitations, task assignments, task tracking. You can manage multiple e-mail accounts. Better control spam and virus' . 5. Fax Software (I'm not much of a fan of fax software - but it is there is you want it. We would need to add a fax modem to the server for it to work. ) 6. Since e-mail and files are stored in one location and because of the higher security, setting up remote users, accessing e-mail and calendars from remote locations, and accessing files remotely can be setup if desired. I think that covers the big points. Mike ----Original Message From: Sandy Peine [mailto:speine @pequotlakes-mn.gov] Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 1:30 PM To: Mike Fynboh 1