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• Microsoft tries to simplify supercomputing with Windows HPC Server beta

  Microsoft's quest to make a name for itself in the high-performance computing world took a step forward this week with a new beta version of Windows HPC Server that Microsoft says will improve scalability and simplify supercomputing.

• Microsoft ending support for Itanium

  Microsoft is ending its support for Intel's Itanium processor with the current version of its Windows Server OS, according to a Microsoft blog posting Friday.

• Microsoft turns 35: Best, worst, most notable moments

  The year is 1975. Gerald Ford is in the White House, South Vietnam falls, Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in the "Thrilla in Manila" world championship boxing match, the late-night comedy show NBC's Saturday Night (later called Saturday Night Live) debuts, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest sweeps the Oscars, and Captain & Tennille's "Love Will Keep Us Together" and Glenn Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy" top the music charts.

• Microsoft announces Windows 7 SP1

  Microsoft today announced service packs for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, but declined to set a release date or a schedule for getting a beta in users' hands.

• Citrix centralizes management, adds Android with XenApp 6

  Citrix Systems has launched version 6 of XenApp, its platform for centralized application delivery that features centralized management and access to Windows applications from Android-based smartphones and Apple computers, the company said on Wednesday.

• Microsoft: No TCP/IP patches for you, XP

  Microsoft late last week said it won't patch Windows XP for a pair of bugs it quashed Sept. 8 in Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008.

• Windows server 2008 R2 to help bridge Aussie cities

  While Windows 7 is stealing most of the limelight, the release will be timed with the upgraded Windows server release, aspects of which Microsoft says are particularly well suited to the Australian geography.

• Microsoft wraps up Windows 7, declares RTM

  As anticipated, Microsoft this afternoon announced that it had finished work on Windows 7, declaring that the new operating system had met the "release to manufacturing" (RTM) milestone.

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  NSW Electoral Commission goes Hyper-V over VMware

  The NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC) has selected Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization platform over the more mature VMware for its server consolidation project.

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  Microsoft's software pipeline set to burst

  If there was one revelation at this week's Microsoft TechEd conference it was that the company's product pipeline is stuffed with new software timed for release in the next seven to 12 months that will force corporate IT to deftly plan and strategize how it wants to deal with the onslaught.

• Microsoft runs cannibalization risk with low-end server push

  Microsoft runs the risk of cannibalizing some server sales with the release of Windows Server 2008 Foundation Edition, a low-end version of the server operating system that will ship installed on servers that cost as little as US$500. But the potential boost of expanding the market for low-end servers outweighs the risk of losing some sales of more expensive versions of the operating system, a Microsoft executive said Wednesday.

• Microsoft Win Server 2008 R2 pre-release details available

  Microsoft is offering pre-release documentation on how to configure new technologies that are part of Windows Server 2008.

• MS touts Windows 7 integration with Windows Server

  Microsoft next week will distribute a pre-beta of Windows Server 2008 R2 to a select group of testers and highlight the software's virtualization capabilities, integration with Windows 7 and other features.

• Windows Server 2008 R2 to support up to 256 CPU cores

  Microsoft Thursday said the next upgrade of its Windows Server operating system will scale up to 256 logical processors.

• Microsoft says Live Migration slated for 2010

  Microsoft this week said the Live Migration feature for its hypervisor technology is slated for delivery with the next version of Windows Server, which is likely to be delivered in 2010.