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Mcgraw Hill Microsoft Windows Server 2008 download.

* Install, configure, and deploy Windows Server 2008
* Set up and manage a network
* Work with Active Directory and Domains
* Set up communications features and an Internet connection
* Install, customize, and maintain Internet Information Services (IIS) 7
* Configure a VPN server and client
* Set up Terminal Services and Remote Desktop
* Manage storage and file systems
* Secure your Windows Server environment
* Set up and manage printing and faxing
* Use the built-in management tools, including Server Manager and group policies

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Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Beta is available for download.

Microsoft is on track to deliver Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtualization by August 2008. Hyper-V RC is a feature-complete version and has three main enhancements from the beta release:

• An expanded list of tested and qualified guest operating systems including: Windows Server 2003 SP2, Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1, Windows Vista SP1, and Windows XP SP3. (How about other Linux Distro?)

• Host server and language support has been expanded to include the 64-bit (x64) versions of Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter - with English, partial German, and partial Japanese language options now available and the ability to enable the English version of Hyper-V on other locales.

• Improved performance & stability for scalability and throughput workloads.

“Delivering the high-quality Hyper-V beta earlier than expected allows our customers and partners to begin evaluating this feature of Windows Server 2008 and provide us with valuable feedback as we march toward final release”, said Bill Laing, general manager of the Windows Server Division at Microsoft. “Along with Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008 offers cost-effective and flexible licensing for virtualization so that customers and partners can extend the savings realized through server consolidation and deliver on the vision of Dynamic IT.”

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