It’s cool to see more and more partners running demos on Windows Server “Longhorn” – even though they’re only using beta 1 code. Last week alone we had NEC and Citrix. NEC demo’d the dynamic reconfiguration of CPU and memory resources while running beta 1 of Longhorn server. The demo used NEC’s Express5800/1320Xe large-scale server supporting up to Read more
We posted a Web bulletin today to let customers know that Longhorn Server running on Itanium-based servers “is designed specifically for database workloads and custom and line-of-business applications.” The bulletin goes on to state: Windows Server roles that don’t apply to these workloads for example, fax server, Windows Media Services, Windows SharePoint Services, file and Read more
I was reading Mary Jo Foley’s quick little update on the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) capabilities in Vista. – want to know more about it? If so – read on. TPM technology is being realized as a part of the NGSCB in the next versions of both the client and the server. Earlier this year we Read more
SP1 is really an interesting service pack….. not only does it do the job of a normal service pack (aggregating updates) it also incorporates added functionality like the Security Configuration Wizard and Post-Setup Security Updates. But this is something you dont hear to much when talking service packs: increased performance….but tis true. There are a Read more
