Windows Server
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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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This brand includes the following operating systems:[1][2]
- Windows 2000 Server (February 2000)
- Windows Server 2003 (April 2003)
- Windows Server 2003 R2 (December 2005)
- Windows Server 2008 (February 2008)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 (July 2009)
- Windows Server 2012 (September 2012)
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.[3][4][5]
Other server operating systems [edit]
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
- Windows MultiPoint Server, an operating system for computers having multiple simultaneous local users.
References [edit]
- ^ "Windows Server". Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform". Microsoft TechNet. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "Windows Essential Business Server". Microsoft TechNet. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "Windows Small Business Server 2008 Technical FAQ". Microsoft TechNet. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ Thurrotts, Paul (3 September 2011). "Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials". Supersite for Windows. Penton Media, Inc. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
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