Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (beta) is available now

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At Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) on Monday, July 12th 2010, Microsoft announced the availability of Service Pack 1 of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Download the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Beta package today to get the SP1 Beta releases for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.       

SP1 Beta Overview

The Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Betas are concurrent releases that we’ve packaged together in a single download for a more streamlined and cost effective deployment.  Businesses can begin realizing the advancements of the Windows Server platform for virtualization through two key features:  Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX.

Read the Windows Server 2008 R2 Technical Whitepaper for a technical overview of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta release features and benefits.

Download the Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta Reviewer’s Guide to evaluate the core features of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta release in your environment.

Dynamic Memory Overview

“We found that we could increase the number of virtual machines per Hyper-V server by 25 to 50 percent with Dynamic Memory. For some Hyper-V servers, we even went from 4 to 7 virtual machines—a 75 percent increase!”
- David Feng, IT Director, Sporton International

Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V introduces a new feature, called Dynamic Memory, in the Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta releases.  It allows customers to achieve increased density when they’re consolidating physical servers into a virtual realm, providing them with predictable performance and linear scalability.  With Dynamic Memory, IT administrators are able to pool available memory on a physical host and then dynamically dole that memory out to virtual machines running on the host, based on current workload needs.

For a technical overview of the new Dynamic Memory feature, download the Dynamic Memory Technical Overview whitepaper.    

RemoteFX Overview

“We save 70 to 80 hours each month by delivering classes remotely using RemoteFX in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. At our billing rate of $250 an hour, that’s more than $200,000 a year.” - Rand Morimoto, President, Convergent Computing

RemoteFX, a key feature of Remote Desktop Services (RDS) lets IT administrators deliver a rich graphics experience to end-users through virtualized desktops.  Using new protocol enhancements between Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7, end users can now access virtual machines on a wide variety of target devices and still get a rich graphics experience with server-side graphics processing.

Learn more about RemoteFX and download the Remote Desktop Services Datasheet. 

Read how other customers benefited with Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta releases

· Convergent Computing - Consulting Firm Saves 80 Hours a Month with Remote Video and Cuts Hardware Costs.

· Sporton International - Testing Firm Increases Number of Virtual Machines per Server by up to 75 Percent.