New OS: Windows Server 2008 Foundation

After RTM and launch Windows Server 2008 has passed a whole year and the company Microsoft managed to create another new server operating system: Windows Server 2008 Foundation. This operating system is designed for weaker servers, as was done by companies such as Dell and HP, they have already added cheaper equipment to their range. This decision was made in favor of small businesses, which are especially hard to work at the moment, in the context of the global financial crisis. Windows Server 2008 Foundation offers basic functionality and simplified capabilities that are perfect for budget server solutions, the company emphasizes.
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“Today we started to develop solutions for small businesses to create a more convenient environment for small businesses, because it is very difficult financially for small companies to acquire powerful servers and maintain them,” says Steve Bolmer, CEO Microsoft… Small business has big ideas and dreams, and to support them, we made a small share – we will donate part of the company’s income from Windows Server 2008 Foundation to TechSoup.org and Telecentre.org, which are engaged in attracting the latest technologies to non-profit projects around the world. … We see this not only as technical assistance, but also as a financial basis for some non-profit communities.

Windows Server 2008 Foundation will be available in forty countries around the world. But initially, the new operating system will be translated into the following languages: English, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Japanese, Brazilian, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish. All this is planned to be done during 2009, and possibly this year. Microsoft will have time to make and additional language packs. In addition, the company said that the Windows Server 2008 Foundation operating system is designed for small businesses and will therefore be limited to a maximum of 15 users.

By providing Windows Server 2008 Foundation preinstalled on Dell PowerEdge servers, customers will have access to cost-effective, resource-efficient, and free training on continuous updates that will greatly help them run their business, says Sally Stevens, director of marketing. PowerEdge platform Dell… And Pavel Gatsejen, VP of Marketing, Industry Standard Servers HP, added that small businesses need to grow with a variety of innovations to stay competitive in the global marketplace. With the advent of Microsoft Foundation Server on servers HP ProLiant, we will provide our clients with the opportunity to develop, even in difficult economic situations.