The beta of Windows Server 2008 R2 is currently available for download by TechNet Plus and Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) subscribers, as well as by technology enthusiasts.
TechNet Plus and Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) subscribers have reportedly had problems getting product keys for the Windows 7 Beta, and the free general public version is slightly delayed, Microsoft says.
The beta release of the update to Windows Server 2008 will be of special interest to those who work with virtualization, as it unveils a key technology long-promised by Microsoft.
Improved power management got briefly mentioned among the expected benefits of Windows 7 on Wednesday at the Consumer Electronics Show.
- By Jim Barthold
- 01/08/2009
Microsoft last night officially released the first beta of its Windows 7 to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. The beta will be open to all testers tomorrow.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz and Kurt Mackie
- 01/08/2009
Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on Wednesday in Las Vegas by announcing the beta release of Windows 7, Microsoft's newest operating system.
Microsoft's first security update rollout of 2009 may be a quiet one, according to an advance notification released Thursday.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 01/08/2009
A pair of researchers are claiming to have sussed out how to circumnavigate the security protections in Intel's vPro remote management technology.
- By Joab Jackson
- 01/07/2009
If last year was any indication, enterprise IT security pros will be busy in 2009.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 01/07/2009
When Microsoft issues the general release of Internet Explorer 8, enterprises will be able to deploy a new blocking tool to prevent unauthorized installations of the browser.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 01/07/2009
Application lifecycle management tools maker Borland Software CEO Tod Nielsen has left the company to join VMware as chief operating officer.
- By Michael Desmond
- 01/07/2009
Chinese sellers of counterfeit Microsoft software, arrested in China in 2007, were sentenced to jail terms ranging between 1.5 years and 6.5 years, according to a Microsoft statement issued on New Year's Eve.
- By Herb Torrens
- 01/07/2009
Microsoft has issued a patent application, published on Dec. 25, that specifies the metered use of computers.
A memo purportedly from Microsoft to its OEM partners suggests that Microsoft will offer upgrades from Windows Vista to Windows 7, starting possibly on July 1, 2009.
Bob Muglia, a Microsoft veteran of 21 years, has been named to the newly created position of president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Division.
- By Herb Torrens
- 01/06/2009
A Microsoft memo to OEM partners suggests that Microsoft will offer a free upgrade from Vista to Windows 7, starting July 1, 2009.
The upcoming Windows 7 beta -- scheduled to be released this month -- found its way onto the Internet over the holidays.
Bloggers and analysts on Monday poured cold water on rumors that Microsoft plans to lay off a substantial number of its employees.
- By Herb Torrens
- 01/05/2009
The developers behind Linux have released the latest version of the open source operating system kernel.
- By Joab Jackson
- 01/05/2009
Sun Microsystems recently released the latest version of its desktop virtualization software, xVM VirtualBox.
- By John K. Waters
- 01/04/2009