ServerWatch: Enterprise Unix Roundup: Is Redmond Freezing Over?
Apr 23, 2005, 05:00 (6 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Amy Newman, Michael Hall)
"Dual core may be the buzz of the week, but Microsoft had some
big announcements of its own. At this week's Microsoft management
summit in Las Vegas, CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled the beta version of
Virtual Server 2005 Service Pack 1 (SP1). The production version of
SP1 is expected to be ready by the end of the year.
"Although SP1's 64-bit compatibility and support for Windows
Server 2003 x64 editions is getting much of the press, of key
significance to those outside of the Windows community is that the
wall may be coming down: Ballmer announced its Virtual Server 2005
software will run non-Windows virtual machines..."
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