Microsoft BackOffice Server is a discontinued
computer software
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At the lowest programming level, executable code consists ...
package featuring
Windows NT Server
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The first version of Wind ...
and other Microsoft
server products that ran on NT Server. It was marketed during the 1990s and early 2000s for use in branch operations and for small businesses to run their
back office
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operations.
The small business edition of BackOffice Server was released for versions 4.0 and 4.5. In 2000 it was spun off from the "BackOffice" brand, becoming a variant of
Windows Server
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branded as
Windows Small Business Server. BackOffice Server itself was discontinued on October 1, 2001.
Software included
Besides Windows NT Server, versions of BackOffice Server suite also included
Microsoft SQL Server
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,
Microsoft SNA Server
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,
Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS),
Microsoft Mail Server or
Microsoft Exchange Server
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,
Microsoft Proxy Server
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or
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server, and
Internet Information Services
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(IIS). The "Small Business" editions omitted SNA Server and SMS.
Versions
* late 1994 — BackOffice 1.0 – includes
Windows NT Server 3.5, Microsoft SQL Server 4.21a, Microsoft SNA Server 2.1, Microsoft SMS 1.0, and Microsoft Mail Server 3.2.
* late 1995 — BackOffice 1.5 – includes
Windows NT Server 3.51, Microsoft SQL Server 6.0, Microsoft SNA Server 2.11, Microsoft SMS 1.1, and Microsoft Mail Server 3.5.
* April 25, 1996 — BackOffice 2.0 – includes Windows NT Server 3.51, Microsoft Internet Information Services 1.0, Microsoft SQL Server 6.0 or 6.5, Microsoft SNA Server 2.11, Microsoft SMS 1.1, and Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0.
* December 1996 — BackOffice 2.5 – includes
Windows NT Server 4.0, Internet Information Services 2.0, Microsoft SQL Server 6.5, Microsoft SNA Server 3.0, Microsoft SMS 1.2, Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0, Microsoft Proxy Server 1.0,
Microsoft Index Server 1.1,
Internet Explorer
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3.01, and
FrontPage 1.1
* December 9, 1997 — BackOffice Server 4.0 – includes Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3, Internet Information Services 3.0, Microsoft SQL Server 6.5, Microsoft SNA Server 4.0, Microsoft SMS 1.2, Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5, Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0, Microsoft Index Server 2.0,
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2.0, Microsoft Site Server 3.0, Microsoft FrontPage 98, and
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1.0.
* January 12, 1999 — BackOffice Server 4.5 – includes Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4, Internet Information Services 4.0, Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 SP2, Microsoft SMS 2.0, Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP2, Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0, Microsoft Index Server 2.0, Microsoft Transaction Server 2.0, Internet Explorer 5.0, Microsoft FrontPage 2000, and Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0.
* February 28, 2001 — BackOffice Server 2000
– includes
Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Microsoft SMS 2.0, Microsoft Exchange Server 2000, Microsoft ISA Server 2000, and
Microsoft Host Integration Server
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2000.
Requirements
BackOffice Server 4.5 with 1 server license and 5 clients access licenses (CAL) was marketed for US$675. It required 2 GB minimum hard drive space, a minimum processor type of
Pentium Pro
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200 MHz, and a minimum RAM size of 128 MB.
See also
*
Windows Small Business Server
*
Back Orifice
References
External links
Microsoft BackOffice ServerArchived documentation on Microsoft Technet
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