Company Background
Corporate Information
Fabrikam, Inc. is a small tax consulting company that has 12 employees. The company consists of a single office.
Existing Environment
Existing Licensing Solution
Fabrikam only purchases OEM licenses.
Existing IT Environment
Fabrikam has 12 desktops, one for each company employee. All computers run Windows XP Professional and various versions and editions of Microsoft Office. Only three desktops can access the Internet.
New desktops are purchased only in the event of a complete hardware failure.
Fabrikam has no IT department. IT support services are provided by a hardware supplier.
Business Requirements
Planned Changes
The owner plans to sell the company in two years, wants to keep overall costs to a minimum, and does not anticipate any growth during this period.
Fabrikam plans to allow two employees to work from home periodically. The company will provide dedicated portable computers to these employees.
Business Goals
Fabrikam has the following business goal:
Deploy an internal server to provide e-mail services.
Implement a database to store customer data securely. Only employees should be able to access this information
Allow all desktops to access the Internet.
Enable two employees to use their portable computers from homoe periodically.
Ensure that all employees have the most current version of Office.
Ensure that all employees have the same edition of Office.
Purchase all licenses in a single payment.
Question
You need to recommend the software that the company should install on its server to meet the companys business goals. What should you recommend?
A.
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server Standard
B.
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server Premium
C.
Business Productivity Online Standard Suite
D.
Windows Server Standard, Exchange Server Standard, and SQL Server Standard