Microsoft has unveiled a Release Candidate (RC) for Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. – Microsoft has unveiled a Release Candidate (RC) for Service Pack 1 for
Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. The final version of SP1 is due early in
2011, according to the company.
In addition to a handful of operating system updates, the Release Candidate
includes new features for Windows Serv…
Microsoft released its Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 earlier this week, a high-performance computing server designed for powerful analysis and massive data-crunching. – Microsoft released its Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 earlier
this week. The HPC (high-performance computing) server is designed to help
businesses, government and academia leverage capabilities for powerful
analysis.
Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 is interoperable with other
Microsoft technologies suc…
The RemoteFX feature set now in beta testing through Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 beta beefs up Hyper-V graphics display and USB redirection. Once implemented, the enhanced graphics capabilities will have dramatic impact on physical server configuration requirements. IT managers will benefit from looking at the freely available beta. – …
The Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 beta adds Dynamic Memory host memory management and RemoteFX to enhance VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) implementations. eWEEK Labs’ review of the beta shows that the new functionality enhances Hyper-V virtualization and VMware still sets the pace in enterprise VM infrastructure. – The
beta release of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 introduces new
ways to manage virtual machine memory, graphics and peripheral devices that add
new dimensions to the usefulness of Hyper-V. While these advances step up
Microsofts challenge in the virtual server and desktop aren…
Reporter’s Notebook: Expected in July, the first beta of Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 delivers needed enhancements for VDI customers, although implementation requires a significant hardware refresh in the data center and possibly also at the edge. – At TechEd, held June 7 to 10 in New Orleans,
Microsoft unveiled the technical details and timing of the first service packs
expected for the Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 operating systems, which
could be of particular importance to companies investigating the use of VDI, or
virtual deskt…
One of the most compelling new features in both Excel 2010 and in SQL Server 2008 R2 is PowerPivot, a new tool that enables spreadsheet-savvy workers to take on larger amounts of data from within a spreadsheet-style interface. – With the
late April release of its SQL Server 2008 R2, Microsoft has extended its
popular database server product with core platform enhancements, new management
capabilities and a raft of features focused on enabling self-service business
intelligence scenarios.
On the self-service BI fr…
Dell says combining its server and storage solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 will help customers run large scale data centers and data warehouses more effectively.
– Dell is pitching a combination of its server and storage offerings and the newly released Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 as an answer to data center and data warehouse management challenges.
Dell is touting support for SQL Server 2008 R2 on its complete
line of 64-bit PowerEdge servers as well as …
Microsoft released the latest version of its SQL Server database management system to manufacturing today. The database will be available to customers in early May.
– Microsoft released the final version of SQL Server 2008 Release 2 (R2) to manufacturing today.
According to Microsoft, customers can expect availability
in the next few weeks through Microsoft distribution channels. The
update features a number of enhancements centered on scalability,
analytic…
Microsoft shipped the final community technology preview for the SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse appliance, formerly code-named Project Madison. The product was slated to be released in the first half of this year, but Microsoft appears to have pushed the schedule back to get more user feedback.
– Microsoft has released the final community technology preview for
the SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse appliance, though it
appears to have pushed back the final release of the product.
The appliance, formerly
known as Project Madison, was slated to be ready in the first half of 2010…
Meet Robonaut2 R2 to its friends a collaborative effort by NASA and GM to accelerate development of the next generation of robots and related technologies for use in the automotive and aerospace industries. R2 is a faster, more dexterous and more technologically advanced robot capable of using its hands to do work beyond the scope of prior humanoid machines. R2 can work safely alongside people, a necessity both on Earth and in space. Here, eWEEK looks at Robonaut2. (All photos courtesy of NASA)
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Microsoft plans to release SQL Server 2008 R2, currently in the CTP phase, by May.
– Microsoft announced Jan. 19 that SQL Server 2008 Release 2 will be ready by
May.
SQL Server 2008 R2 is currently in the community
technology preview phase. The most recent CTP
was released in November. Since the first CTP in August, there have been
more than 150,000 downloads of the database, …
Microsoft made the latest community technology preview for SQL Server 2008 R2 available to the general public today.
– Microsoft announced the availability of the November SQL Server 2008 R2 community technology preview today.
The CTP can be downloaded here. Microsoft officials said the CTP is feature-complete. The new
capabilities in the latest CTP include support for Windows Server 2008
R2 – including Hyper-V…
At the PASS conference, Microsoft announces two new premium editions of SQL Server 2008 R2. The upcoming editions are SQL Server 2008 R2 Datacenter and SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse.
– Microsoft announced Nov. 3 that it has two new premium editions of SQL
Server 2008 R2 in store for users and remains on track to release a
community technology preview for the database in November.
At the PASS (Professional Association for SQL Server) Community Summit, in
Seattle, Ted Kummert, M…
Microsoft announced that its Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2009 R2, designed to help IT administrators ease the transition to Windows 7, will be released in late October 2009. The announcement follows the Sept. 8 release of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010, another Windows 7 deployment tool for the enterprise. Microsoft is heavily dependent on businesses embracing its new operating system in order to help boost its bottom line.
– Microsoft announced on Sept. 14 that it planned to release Microsoft Desktop Optimization
Pack (MDOP) 2009 R2 in late October 2009, around the time that it rolls out
Windows 7. MDOPs software platform, which includes group policy management
tools, a diagnostics and recovery toolset and other appl…
Windows Server 2008 R2 is a modest upgrade to Microsofts server operating system line that stands out most for its improvements to Hyper-V virtualization and for new features targeted at Windows 7 clients.
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With this R2 release of Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V gains the ability to shift virtual machines from one host to another without interruption. This version of Windows Server is also the first in a decade to be released in tandem with a new Windows client (in this case, Windows 7). As such, Windows Server 2008 R2 includes many features that make it and Windows 7 better together.
– Windows Server 2008 R2 is a modest upgrade, but its one that’s worth paying attention to for organizations tracking Microsofts foray into server virtualization–Hyper-V–as well as for companies looking to deploy Windows 7 in the short term.
With this R2 release, Hyper-V gains the capacity for shif…
Hyper-V, part of the Windows Server 2008 R2 platform, provides some improvements that were absolutely necessary for Microsoft to even think of competing with VMware’s latest offerings. Are they enough? eWEEK Labs’ early look at the new Hyper-V shows that Microsoft still has a lot of ground to cover.
– Microsoft released Windows Server 2008 R2 with a newly improved version of
Hyper-V. Even so, VMware is still miles ahead in terms of the features and
innovation that lay the foundation for sustainable virtualization for midsize and
large enterprises.
In fact, I think VMware with its just-release…
Microsoft has updated its Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile 2007 R2, its client for mobile devices connected to the Microsoft Office Communications Server, as it makes inroads into the increasingly competitive mobile space. In addition to updating its mobile client, Microsoft is also opening its upcoming Windows Marketplace for Mobile to developers wishing to submit applications for Windows Mobile 6.5. In doing so, Microsoft is seeking to build a robust mobile ecosystem to compete against companies such as Apple, Google and Research In Motion, even as CEO Steve Ballmer admits the company has made mistakes in its approach to mobile.
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Microsoft announced updates to Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile 2007 R2, its client
for keeping mobile devices more easily connected to the Microsoft Office
Communications Server. The new features include joining conference calls with a
single button-click, the ability to make calls from a …
Microsoft announces that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have been released to manufacturing. In addition, Microsoft says it plans to release a family pack that would allow Windows 7 Home Premium to be installed on up to three PCs. Microsoft is presumably hoping that a high rate of adoption for its new products will improve its flagging finances.
– Microsoft
announced the release of both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to
manufacturing on July 22.
The two platforms represent a major part of Microsoft’s grand strategy, as
it seeks to capitalize on technological trends such as virtualization that are
rapidly changing the face of IT. T…
