Microsoft is set to launch a new version of its SMB server family aimed at businesses with less than 15 users and costing less than $1,000.
Designed to combat the threat of low cost Linux-based servers and pirated copies of its software, the new product – called Windows Server 2008 Foundations – has been designed for those businesses, which can't afford the cost of the previous base level Windows Small Business Server.
Analysts have predicted that the low-end market is currently seeing growth four times faster than any other part of the single processor server market.
Acer, Dell, HP and IBM have been announced as vendor-partners, and will be releasing products based on the Windows Server 2008 Foundations software later this year.
Advertisement
Related Stories
- Microsoft gets heavy on educational pricing Feb 13th 2012 at 5:54AM
- Windows 8 'consumer preview' at the end of February Feb 9th 2012 at 7:36AM
- Microsoft gets stingy with Technet Feb 6th 2012 at 7:11AM
- Microsoft UK pricing could rise Feb 3rd 2012 at 12:06PM
- Microsoft Windows Phone 8 details emerge Feb 3rd 2012 at 6:49AM
- Windows 8 wireless networking improvements Jan 23rd 2012 at 5:38AM
- Microsoft's Windows revenue down Jan 20th 2012 at 5:53AM
- Microsoft promotes 'crapware'-free PCs as a selling point Jan 11th 2012 at 7:59AM
- CES 2012: Microsoft delivers final CES keynote Jan 10th 2012 at 6:33AM
- Microsoft explains 'refresh and reset' options of Windows 8 Jan 5th 2012 at 12:45AM
Follow Follow this article if you would like to receive notifications of updates.
Add a new comment
You need to be logged in to post comments. If you do not have an account then please register.
Comments
0 comments
There are no comments yet, be the first to add one!