Biz technology system still rough

摘要

EmergeCore Networks' IT-100 promises small-business owners a complete business-technology system―Web hosting, e-mail services, file sharing, firewall and built-in wireless access point and router―so easy to set up and manage that they won't need IT help.And the price is right:At $1,395, the hardware and software system costs less than comparable software servers from Microsoft and Novell. But its good features―fast performance; quiet, fanless operation; and Web-building tools―barely balance out the underdeveloped and shallow management features, poor documentation and help screens, and convoluted administration. EmergeCore says you don't need Microsoft Exchange Server, which saves $1,500.