Microsoft Releases Windows Server 2012

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Microsoft has released Windows Server 2012 (http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/enterprise/376723/microsoft-releases-windows-server-2012-with-free-cloud-test), letting businesses test it for 90 days on the Azure cloud platform for free. There are two versions of the main edition of Windows Server 2012 (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-server/default.aspx): one with virtualization support and one without. The former, the Data Center version, costs $4,809, while the Standard edition will cost $882. There's also an Essentials version, which replaces Small Business Server, for $501 per server, and Windows Server 2012 Foundation, which will only be available pre-installed on hardware."Ars has a detailed look at the new edition (http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/09/windows_server_2012_first_look/).

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/09/04/212258/microsoft-releases-windows-server-2012