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Friday | 5 December, 2008

Windows Server 2008: News

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    Samba keeps up with Server 2008, Vista SP1 06/03/2008 10:08:13

    Relationship, and hence compatibility improving
    The cat and mouse relationship between Microsoft and the open source Samba continues as the team prepares another update to add support for Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1.
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    Zend PHP to run on Windows Server 2008 05/03/2008 08:30:24

    Move provides parity between Linux and Windows Server for the popular Web language
    PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) tools company Zend Technologies is announcing this week that its Zend Core product will run on the Windows Server 2008 platform, providing parity between Windows Server and Linux in running PHP.
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    Security vendors rally around NAP 03/03/2008 08:14:57

    Windows Server 2008 completes Microsoft’s network-access-control product
    Security vendors are clamoring to announce their products' compatibility with Microsoft's network access protection, a key security feature of Windows Server 2008.
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    Storage vendors line up behind Windows Server 2008 29/02/2008 07:43:55

    Storage vendors have already pledged to support Microsoft's Windows Server 2008, which just launched this week
    During this week's launch of Windows Server 2008, storage vendors turned out in full force, including CA, FalconStor Software, Emulex, EMC, Network Appliance and QLogic.
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    Server 2008 early adopters talk virtualization 28/02/2008 16:52:06

    Mature virtualization market to get another option
    The local launch of Windows Server 2008 in Sydney brought together a number of early adopter customers who are already looking at using the native virtualization capability, dubbed Hyper-V.
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    Longhorn busts loose 28/02/2008 09:12:18

    Although the new OS has been a long time coming, and subject to several delays, it is crammed with important new features and enhancements
    Today in Los Angeles -- and in a "launch wave" of events across the globe -- Microsoft's long-awaited unveiling of Windows Server 2008 (WS08) reaches its dizzying crescendo. At the same time, Microsoft celebrates two other milestones: the release of Visual Studio 2008, which arrived in November, and the forthcoming release of SQL Server 2008, which is due in Q3.
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    SMB - Microsoft touts Longhorn security 28/02/2008 08:52:21

    Microsoft pushing improved security as major reason to upgrade to Windows Server 2008
    Microsoft is pushing the improved security of its Windows Server 2008 software package as one of the primary reasons why business customers should upgrade to the long-awaited product refresh as quickly as possible.
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    Ballmer launches Windows Server 2008, lauds user base 28/02/2008 07:31:45

    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer officially launched Windows Server 2008 and other new products Wednesday in Los Angeles
    Besides launching a set of updated products Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer lauded the company's IT user base, calling them the "heart and soul" of the industry.
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    Cisco network appliance to mimic Windows Server 2008 28/02/2008 10:03:21

    First fruit borne of last August's peace pact between Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his Cisco counterpart John Chambers
    Microsoft and Cisco Systems announced this week that they are working together to enable a Cisco networking appliance to handle basic Windows Server 2008 functions such as network management and printing.
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    Windows Server 2008 users say they'e on a roll 27/02/2008 13:26:56

    Early adopters report success with a number of new features, tout reliability
    Microsoft Windows Server 2008 may not ship officially until February 28, but early adopters are running it in production networks and reporting solid results with new features including everything from stretched clusters to workload specific configurations of the server.
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    Microsoft has high expectations for Windows Server 2008 27/02/2008 13:22:05

    Microsoft has high hopes for the upcoming launch of Windows Server 2008.
    Microsoft's expectations are running high for the upcoming release of Windows Server 2008. Steve Ballmer, the company's CEO, will officially launch the server software at an event in Los Angeles on Wednesday, capping months of beta testing by customers around the world.
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