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Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate 0 Ready for Customer Review
Built using an unprecedented level of customer feedback, the advancements in
Windows Server 2008 are indicative of Microsoft's commitment to give
customers the tools and applications they want and need in today's
environment.
Related Links
Feature Stories:
..Customers Turning to Microsoft to Virtualize Across Desktops and
Datacenters
Microsoft Resources:
..Windows Server 2008 RC0
..IIS 7.0 Go Live
REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 24, 2007 - Microsoft has reached another milestone
with the initial Release Candidate (RC0) of the highly anticipated Windows
Server 2008 operating system, now available for download. Now customers and
partners can download and test-drive the latest development version of
Windows Server 2008 for themselves.
Packed with new features, Windows Server 2008 provides customers with the
most versatile and reliable Windows platform yet. Technological
advancements, such as server and presentation virtualization capabilities,
Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, Server Core, PowerShell, Network
Access Protection, Server Manager, and enhanced networking and clustering
technologies provide customers with a security-enhanced, easy-to-manage
platform. All of these feature improvements provide customers with the most
integrated Windows solution to date. For example, IIS 7.0, Microsoft's
platform for developing and reliably hosting Web applications and services,
is experiencing strong customer momentum, with more than 13 hosting
companies offering IIS 7.0 and more than 1,200 customers who have deployed
it via the GoLive license.
Built using an unprecedented level of customer feedback, the advancements in
Windows Server 2008 are indicative of Microsoft's commitment to give
customers the tools and applications they want and need in today's
environment. The rigorous design process has incorporated input from
thousands of third-party partners and customers, to achieve the Release
Candidate status for Windows Server 2008.
"Our operations at Windrush [Frozen Foods] are up and running 24 hours a
day, so it is critical for us to have a stable technology infrastructure,"
says Robbie Roberts, IT manager at Windrush Frozen Foods, a UK-based
purveyor of frozen, chilled and ambient foods. "With Windows Server 2008 we
are looking forward to taking advantage of clustering and data recovery
features to help us provide consistent, uninterrupted services to our
customers."
Since early in the development process, Microsoft's customers have said that
they want to use virtualization tools to streamline their IT operations and
save money. Now, for the first time, customers can start using a Community
Technology Preview (CTP) of Windows Server virtualization technology
(codename "Viridian"), available with Windows Server 2008 RC0. Windows
Server 2008 includes a thin (under a megabyte), hypervisor-based software
virtualization layer that runs between the hardware and the Windows Server
2008 operating system. Windows Server virtualization provides customers with
greater flexibility to provision multiple applications and services to
servers and blades, while achieving greater application performance than
offered by traditional virtual machine environments.
IT organizations of all sizes will appreciate the scalability of Windows
Server virtualization, including multi-processor guests, large memory
allocation (more than 32 gigabytes per machine) and integrated virtual
switch support that enables IT organizations to virtualize most workloads.
The 64-bit, micro-kernelized hypervisor architecture of Windows Server 2008
supports a broad array of devices, both 32- and 64-bit and multi-processor
guests, and a variety of storage solutions including iSCSI and fibre channel
SAN. Windows Server virtualization offers standards-based WMI interfaces and
published APIs for management - complete integration with the Windows Server
management UI to meet customers' existing skills.
The RC0 milestone is an important step on the path to final delivery for
Windows Server 2008. It signifies that engineering, development and beta
testing are making significant advancements and that the server code is
entering the final phases of testing as well. And that has people at
Microsoft, their partners and early adopter customers energized.
"As we continue to talk with customers and partners about Windows Server
2008, one thing is clear - everyone is eager to roll up their sleeves and
take a good hard look at Windows Server 2008 RC0, including the Windows
Server virtualization CTP," says Bill Laing, general manager of the Windows
Server Division at Microsoft. "We are excited to share this first broadly
released preview of our hypervisor technology with the community."
Windows Server 2008 RC0 is a great opportunity for customers to continue
evaluating Windows Server 2008 and to take a first look at the Windows
Server virtualization CTP. Through their testing and ongoing feedback,
Microsoft will be in a better position to deliver a final product that
customers can both use and grow from. By engaging in the test process,
customers and partners are in a better position to determine how they can
take advantage of the new and enhanced features to help improve their IT
infrastructure.
Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate 0 Ready for Customer Review
Built using an unprecedented level of customer feedback, the advancements in
Windows Server 2008 are indicative of Microsoft's commitment to give
customers the tools and applications they want and need in today's
environment.
Related Links
Feature Stories:
..Customers Turning to Microsoft to Virtualize Across Desktops and
Datacenters
Microsoft Resources:
..Windows Server 2008 RC0
..IIS 7.0 Go Live
REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 24, 2007 - Microsoft has reached another milestone
with the initial Release Candidate (RC0) of the highly anticipated Windows
Server 2008 operating system, now available for download. Now customers and
partners can download and test-drive the latest development version of
Windows Server 2008 for themselves.
Packed with new features, Windows Server 2008 provides customers with the
most versatile and reliable Windows platform yet. Technological
advancements, such as server and presentation virtualization capabilities,
Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, Server Core, PowerShell, Network
Access Protection, Server Manager, and enhanced networking and clustering
technologies provide customers with a security-enhanced, easy-to-manage
platform. All of these feature improvements provide customers with the most
integrated Windows solution to date. For example, IIS 7.0, Microsoft's
platform for developing and reliably hosting Web applications and services,
is experiencing strong customer momentum, with more than 13 hosting
companies offering IIS 7.0 and more than 1,200 customers who have deployed
it via the GoLive license.
Built using an unprecedented level of customer feedback, the advancements in
Windows Server 2008 are indicative of Microsoft's commitment to give
customers the tools and applications they want and need in today's
environment. The rigorous design process has incorporated input from
thousands of third-party partners and customers, to achieve the Release
Candidate status for Windows Server 2008.
"Our operations at Windrush [Frozen Foods] are up and running 24 hours a
day, so it is critical for us to have a stable technology infrastructure,"
says Robbie Roberts, IT manager at Windrush Frozen Foods, a UK-based
purveyor of frozen, chilled and ambient foods. "With Windows Server 2008 we
are looking forward to taking advantage of clustering and data recovery
features to help us provide consistent, uninterrupted services to our
customers."
Since early in the development process, Microsoft's customers have said that
they want to use virtualization tools to streamline their IT operations and
save money. Now, for the first time, customers can start using a Community
Technology Preview (CTP) of Windows Server virtualization technology
(codename "Viridian"), available with Windows Server 2008 RC0. Windows
Server 2008 includes a thin (under a megabyte), hypervisor-based software
virtualization layer that runs between the hardware and the Windows Server
2008 operating system. Windows Server virtualization provides customers with
greater flexibility to provision multiple applications and services to
servers and blades, while achieving greater application performance than
offered by traditional virtual machine environments.
IT organizations of all sizes will appreciate the scalability of Windows
Server virtualization, including multi-processor guests, large memory
allocation (more than 32 gigabytes per machine) and integrated virtual
switch support that enables IT organizations to virtualize most workloads.
The 64-bit, micro-kernelized hypervisor architecture of Windows Server 2008
supports a broad array of devices, both 32- and 64-bit and multi-processor
guests, and a variety of storage solutions including iSCSI and fibre channel
SAN. Windows Server virtualization offers standards-based WMI interfaces and
published APIs for management - complete integration with the Windows Server
management UI to meet customers' existing skills.
The RC0 milestone is an important step on the path to final delivery for
Windows Server 2008. It signifies that engineering, development and beta
testing are making significant advancements and that the server code is
entering the final phases of testing as well. And that has people at
Microsoft, their partners and early adopter customers energized.
"As we continue to talk with customers and partners about Windows Server
2008, one thing is clear - everyone is eager to roll up their sleeves and
take a good hard look at Windows Server 2008 RC0, including the Windows
Server virtualization CTP," says Bill Laing, general manager of the Windows
Server Division at Microsoft. "We are excited to share this first broadly
released preview of our hypervisor technology with the community."
Windows Server 2008 RC0 is a great opportunity for customers to continue
evaluating Windows Server 2008 and to take a first look at the Windows
Server virtualization CTP. Through their testing and ongoing feedback,
Microsoft will be in a better position to deliver a final product that
customers can both use and grow from. By engaging in the test process,
customers and partners are in a better position to determine how they can
take advantage of the new and enhanced features to help improve their IT
infrastructure.