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Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials

Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials

...the entire 'Colorado' family of servers (the codenames for the second generation Home Server-derived servers were all Colorado place names) — the one technology that... Read more

18 February, 2011 by Simon Bisson

Microsoft ships release versions of Windows server OSes

...the release versions of Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials and Windows Home Server 2011, paving the way for the server operating systems to appear... Read more

30 March, 2011 by Jack Clark

Windows Home Server add-ins restore drive pooling

...One of the crowning features of Windows Home Server, which Microsoft announced it was cutting as part of the next... Read more

21 February, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

HP drops support for future Windows Home Server

...HP will not provide a platform for the future Windows Home Server release, code-named Vail. On Tuesday, Microsoft said in a post... Read more

1 December, 2010 by Jack Clark

Windows Home Server to drop drive-pooling feature

...Microsoft has announced that the next major version of its Windows Home Server software, codenamed 'Vail', will do away with what has arguably been... Read more

25 November, 2010 by Josh Lowensohn

Windows Home Server refresh to support Macs

...Microsoft on Monday released an updated test version of its next home server product, code-named Vail. Notably, Windows Home Server software can now... Read more

17 August, 2010 by Ina Fried

Microsoft offers Windows Home Server release candidate

...Microsoft has offered its Windows Home Server release candidate on Thursday on its Connect site. The software, code... Read more

4 February, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn
Photos: Windows Small Business Server 'Aurora'

Photos: Windows Small Business Server 'Aurora'

...Most customers will buy Home Server-like appliances with Small Business Server 'Aurora' installed, but there will... Read more

3 August, 2010 by Simon Bisson
Windows Small Business Server 'Aurora'

Windows Small Business Server 'Aurora'

...re very different from the traditional approach to drives and storage. Like Home Server, Aurora treats all the drives connected to a server as a... Read more

3 August, 2010 by Simon Bisson

LaCie announces Windows Server-based NAS server

...Server 2008 R2, while offering similar features to its NAS-specific Windows Home Server OS. Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 is not to be confused... Read more

20 May, 2011 by Dong Ngo

Microsoft puts name and date to Aurora and SBS 7

...editors to users via a browser. Effectively a business version of Windows Home Server, SBS 2011 Essentials is a new member of Microsoft's server... Read more

2 November, 2010 by Simon Bisson

Aurora opens Small Business Server to the cloud

...same Windows Server 2008 R2 core as the next release of Windows Home Server. The Aurora homescreen. Screenshot: Simon Bisson Aurora is aimed at businesses... Read more

12 July, 2010 by Simon Bisson
Medstrat echoes 1.0.8

Medstrat echoes 1.0.8

...is provided that aggregates studies done today at all connected servers. Your home server will automatically connect at start-up and you can add a... Read more

22 October, 2011
Scansonic 1.0

Scansonic 1.0

...can control all of your home music which is stores on your home server and use your iPod touch/iPhone to control Scansonic wireless connected... Read more

1 October, 2011
Locations 3.0

Locations 3.0

...your SMTP servers to the one your ISP insists you use. Your home server mounts automatically. Your iChat status tells the world 'At Home' and... Read more

20 May, 2011

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