Windows Server

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Windows Server is a brand name for a group of server operating systems released by Microsoft Corporation. All are part of Microsoft Servers.

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1 Members 2 Other server operating systems 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Members
This brand includes the following software:[1][2]

Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 o Windows HPC Server 2008 o Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Codename "Windows Server 8"[3]

Microsoft has also produced Windows Small Business Server and Windows Essential Business Server (discontinued), software bundles which includes a Windows Server operating system and some other Microsoft Servers products.[4][5][6]

[edit] Other server operating systems

The following operating systems are not part of Windows Server family but are designed for operating on server computers.

Windows Home Server, a home server operating system for file sharing and streaming, automated backups, and remote access o Windows Home Server o Windows Home Server 2011 Windows MultiPoint Server, an operating system that allows multiple simultaneous local users to connect to one computer

[edit] References
1. ^ "Windows Server". Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 26 September 2011. 2. ^ "Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform". Microsoft TechNet. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 26 September 2011. 3. ^ "Microsoft Codename "Windows Server 8"". Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 26 September 2011. 4. ^ "Windows Essential Business Server". Microsoft TechNet. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 26 September 2011. 5. ^ "Windows Small Business Server 2008 Technical FAQ". Microsoft TechNet. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 26 September 2011. 6. ^ Thurrotts, Paul (3 September 2011). "Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials". Supersite for Windows. Penton Media, Inc. Retrieved 26 September 2011.