Windows Server 2008 R2 to support up to 256 CPU cores
Microsoft Thursday said the next upgrade of its Windows Server operating system will scale up to 256 logical processors.
Exploit code loose for six-month-old Windows bug
Microsoft Thursday acknowledged that exploit code is circulating for a vulnerability it acknowledged six months ago, but has yet to patch.
Cisco, Microsoft roll out Windows network appliance
Enterprises can now buy a networking appliance from Cisco Systems that runs basic Windows Server 2008 functions, a product designed for use in branch offices, Cisco and Microsoft announced Wednesday.
Microsoft: We're not afraid of the cloud
In this interview, Bob Kelly, Microsoft's corporate vice president of infrastructure server marketing, discusses the adoption rate of Windows Server 2008, Microsoft's plans for cloud-based services, and the recent declaration by Paul Maritz, an ex-Microsoft executive and current president and CEO of VMware, that the traditional server operating system "has all but disappeared."
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