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To: Yogizuna who wrote (84175)	8/11/2000 5:40:37 PM
From: Night Writer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97611

This is interesting. OEM enterprise software only. Microsoft Raising Stakes In Unix Race Aug 10, 2000 (Tech Web - CMP via COMTEX) -- Gentleman, launch your OSes: The next level in the performance race between Windows and Unix is at hand. Microsoft Corp. (stock: MSFT) is releasing Windows 2000 Datacenter Server to manufacturing Friday, capping a long development cycle and setting the stage for a clash of the high-end enterprise platform titans. Officials at the Redmond, Wash., software powerhouse acknowledged the RTM date and vowed to launch formally the most sophisticated Windows operating system ever Sept. 26. The product will launch as part of a coming-out party for a series of enterprise server software products, including SQL Server 2000, Application Center Server 2000, BizTalk Server 2000, Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000, Commerce Server 2000, and Host Integration Server 2000. "This means that Microsoft now has a platform that can be taken to the highest level of scalability," said Michel Gambier, group product manager, of Enterprise Server Marketing at Microsoft. "We also are very confident that we can deliver the best platform available on the high end. It takes us to another step." Datacenter is designed for enterprises that demand high-end hardware and software for high-traffic networks. The product sports four-node clustering, 64Gbyte memory support and support for up to 32 SMP processors. Microsoft is targeting ISP's, companies with large data warehousing needs and transaction processing applications. In other words, it represents Microsoft's most serious foray to date into the enterprise computing turf where Unix reigns. When Microsoft completed the first three strands of Windows 2000 -- Professional, Server, and Advanced Server -- the company pledged that the Datacenter edition would be released in mid-June. However, Beta 2 of the product was released on May 23 to OEMs, IHVs, ISVs, and researchers. Datacenter edition is an OEM-only product, and Microsoft executives have declined to release pricing details, saying the matter is between Microsoft and the computer makers. Although several OEMs are committed to selling Datacenter edition, Microsoft has selected Compaq Computer Corp. (stock: CPQ) as the first Datacenter Server certified partner. Hewlett-Packard Co. (stock: HWP) and Unysis will be designated as certified partners on Friday. Others that have signed on to the beta process include Amdahl; Data General; Dell Computer Corp. (stock: DELL); EMC Corp. (stock: EMC); Fujitsu, Hitachi Ltd. (stock: HIT); IBM Corp. (stock: IBM); and NEC Corp. (stock: NIPNY). OEMs will be receiving the software from Microsoft within the next few days, Gambier said. He was not certain when exactly systems will begin shipping with high-end server, because the OEMs must first pass a battery of tests. "It is much more stringent testing than anything that has been done in the past," he said. Microsoft earlier this week announced a Datacenter Server application certification program. techweb.com Copyright (C) 2000 CMP Media Inc.