Windows Server 2003 on March 12
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on February 24, 2003 at 2:42:14 PM
The actual shipping date is April 29, but we will see limited quantities at March 12. There are six version of the same OS. Someone likes to copy a free OS hmm?
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For the edge-of-network servers, such as Web servers, Microsoft is to release Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, a cut-down operating system sharing some similarities with the embedded version of the operating that is sold by Microsoft's OEM division to manufacturers building Web servers and appliances such as Network Attached Storage devices. Windows Server 2003 Web Edition will be sold as a packaged product, and a new version of the embedded operating system will also launch for OEMs.
The other new versions of Windows will be general purpose server operating systems: Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition for departmental environments, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (replacing Advanced Server) for medium to large enterprises, and at the high end, Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition for heavy database work.
Microsoft will also launch 64-bit versions of the two high-end operating systems; Datacenter Edition 64-bit will be able to scale to 64-way servers, as opposed to the 32-bit version which will, like the current Windows 2000 Datacenter Edition, be confined to 32-way servers. "We've been working with HP on its 64-way SuperDome servers," said Tennant.