EDITOR'S NOTE

Good morning,

With CES and Macworld developments dominating news this week, Microsoft has quietly slipped out the beta of its long-awaited R2 of Windows Server 2008.

IT managers that have played around (or more) with Hyper-V will know it's the missing link in Microsoft's server virtualisation story.

The System Center VMM release provided one part of that - manageability - and now R2 for the first time offers a beta of Microsoft's Live Migration technology - something VMware has always been able to tout as a key differentiator between the two systems.

If Microsoft are right, we should see a lot more folks making serious virtualisation plays with Hyper-V. Let us know how you go if you're testing R2!

-- Ry Crozier

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Daniel Robinson | January 09, 2009

Microsoft has released a beta version of Windows Server 2008 R2, which implements a number of key features for IT departments such as live migration of virtual machines and better support for remote desktops.

By Angelica Mari | January 09, 2009

HSBC has deployed a new authentication system to protect online and remote transactions from fraud.

By Staff writers | January 08, 2009

Telstra has claimed that between $1 and $2 billion in annual revenues may be at risk after its exclusion from the NBN process but that it is already in a 'good competitive position' to take on the successful bidder.

By Danny Bradbury | January 09, 2009

Belgian software company Orbicule took Mac theft protection a stage further this week with the launch of Undercover 3.0 at Macworld this week.

By Ian Williams | January 09, 2009

Kingston is making its first foray into the solid state drive (SSD) market using technology developed by Intel.

By Staff Writers | January 09, 2009

The chief financial officer of Satyam Computer Services has submitted his resignation, but the firm's board is yet to approve it, the company's interim CEO said on Thursday.

By John Mitchell | January 09, 2009

IT needs a consistent approach to creating timestamps for forensic computing.

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