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Windows Server 2008 Component Posters

2007.07.20 by Peter Schmidt

These two posters, originally published in the July 2007 issue of TechNet Magazine, provide a strong visual tool to aide in the understanding of various features and components of Windows Server 2008. One poster focuses exclusively on powerful new Active Directory technologies, while the other provides a technical look at a variety of new features available in Windows Server 2008 (such as Server Core, Network Access Protection, and ofcourse the IIS 7.0 component. Download the Posters …

Windows Home Server has gone RTM

2007.07.16 by Peter Schmidt

Windows Home Server has now been released to manufactoring. Woo-hoo! We did it. Today we are announcing that Windows Home Server has been released to manufacturing (RTM). We have finalized the software and now handing it off to our OEM partners. The evaluation version (with 120 day evaluation period) and the system builder version are also heading into the distribution channels and will be available in the next couple of months. French, German and Spanish …

Windows Server 2008 set for launch in February

2007.07.14 by Peter Schmidt

Announced at the Microsoft World Partner Conference, the launch date for Windows Server 2008 is set for February 27th 2008. Microsoft said it will launch the product, which it has said will be finalized before the end of the year, at an event in Los Angeles on February 27. The company will also launch Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 at the same event. The new operating system, formerly code-named Longhorn Server, includes …

TechEd 2007: Photos from the IIS Team

2007.06.05 by Peter Schmidt

The IIS Team has posted some photos from TechEd 2007 on Flickr, read more on their blog and see the photos.

TechEd 2007: Windows Server 2008 Core & IIS

2007.06.04 by Peter Schmidt

At TechEd?s keynote session, Bob Muglia announced that IIS 7.0 has now been included into the Server Core of Windows Server 2008. Server Core is an install of Windows Server 2008 with minimal server functionality for select roles ? including DHCP, DNS, file server, virtualization, domain controller and now IIS7 ? without any non-essential services and applications. By only including what is required for the designated roles, a Server Core installation will generally require less maintenance …