Microsoft BackOffice Server

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Microsoft BackOffice Server was a family of bundled servers and operating system sold during the 1990s and early 2000s. It was based on Windows NT Server and was for use in branch operations and for small businesses. The small business edition of BackOffice Server was spun off by its third release, becoming a variant of Windows Server 2003 branded as Windows Small Business Server 2003 and available in a standard and a premium edition.

BackOffice Server itself was discontinued on October 1, 2001.

Besides Windows NT Server, versions of BackOffice Server suite also included Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Systems Network Architecture (SNA) Server, Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), Microsoft Mail Server or Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Proxy Server or Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server, and Internet Information Services (IIS).

[edit] Versions

late 1994 — BackOffice 1.0

includes Windows NT Server 3.5, SQL Server 4.21a, SNA Server 2.1, SMS 1.0, and Mail Server 3.2.

late 1995 — BackOffice 1.5

includes Windows NT Server 3.51, SQL Server 6.0, SNA Server 2.11, SMS 1.1, and Mail Server 3.5.

April 25, 1996 — BackOffice 2.0

includes Windows NT Server 3.51, SQL Server 6.0 or 6.5, SNA Server 2.11, SMS 1.1, IIS 1.0, and Exchange Server 4.0.

December 1996 — BackOffice 2.5

includes Windows NT Server 4.0, SQL Server 6.5, SNA Server 3.0, SMS 1.2, IIS 2.0, Exchange Server 4.0, Proxy Server 1.0, Index Server 1.1, Internet Explorer 3.01, and FrontPage 1.1

December 9, 1997 — BackOffice Server 4.0

includes Windows NT Server 4.0, SQL Server 6.5, SNA Server 4.0, SMS 1.2, IIS 4.0, Exchange Server 5.5, Proxy Server 2.0, Index Server 2.0, Transaction Server 2.0, FrontPage 98, and Visual InterDev 1.0.

January 12, 1999 — BackOffice Server 4.5

includes Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4, SQL Server 7.0, SNA Server 4.0, SMS 2.0, IIS 4.0, Exchange Server 5.5, Proxy Server 2.0, Index Server 2.0, Transaction Server 2.0, Internet Explorer 5.0, FrontPage 2000, and Visual InterDev 6.0.