Joint launch of Windows Server, Visual Studio and SQL Server set for February2008.

Redmond promises to make servers easier to use for businesses with up to 50 PCs.

It's only 1 client license, but if you want to play with Windows Server 2008, here's a relatively cheap way of doing it.

Common set of tools for high performance computing.

Software giant promises easier installation for database users.

Low-cost version of Windows Server to be pre-installed on entry-level hardware for small firms.

'2008' to replace equally exciting '2003'.

Steve Ballmer trumpets 'most secure enterprise platform ever'.

Longhorn arrives in late February, along with a cringe-inducing "Heroes Happen Here" launch slogan..

Technet and other Microsoft fan bases are, as of today, able to download the Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate (RC).

Let's be careful out there.

Tweaked licensing terms to improve interoperability.

Virtualisation touted for servers and desktops.

Virtualisation touted for servers and desktops.

Is Redmond's attack on the virtualisation market a re-run of its browser fight with Netscape 10 years ago?

2008 the year of broadband video and web advertising.

Microsoft has rolled out to developers the final bits of code for its Windows Server 2008 R2 offering, having already released the product to manufacturing at the end of July along with Windows 7..

Interactive games are set to dominate the entertainment industry by 2008, said PriceWaterhouseCoopers' senior manager Matthew Liebmann at the Australian Game Developers Conference this morning.

Nokia’s new phones include a 5 megapixel camera, “pedestrian mode” GPS, music downloads and more 3G.

Is 2008 the "Year of Linux"? We probe new Linux Australia president Stewart Smith(not literally) about the future of the free OS.