“The Microsoft® Windows 2000 family consists of four
products: Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server, DataCenter Server
and Professional. Windows 2000 Server… supports up to four
processors. Windows 2000 Advanced Server… integrates
clustering and load balancing and supports up to eight
processors. Windows 2000 DataCenter Server… supports
additional clustering capabilities and up to 32 processors.
Windows 2000 Professional, designed to be the mainstream desktop
and laptop operating system…, will continue to support up to two
processors.”
“With the shift of industry-standard servers toward higher end
eight-way configurations and the need for more capacity for the
same core tasks historically performed with the Windows NT®
Server operating system 4.0, customers want to be able to
consolidate their infrastructure for file and print service,
Web-based workloads (including e-commerce) and line-of-business
solutions on larger machines.”
“Windows 2000 Professional, Server and Advanced Server are
currently on track to be released by the end of 1999. Windows 2000
DataCenter Server will be released approximately 90-120 days later.
Final pricing will be announced separately.”