Thursday, January 4, 2007
Microsoft to Release Windows Home Server?
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 11:00 AM
"Microsoft is definitely going to talk — at long last — about its plans for Windows Home Server (code-named "Quattro") at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, according to my sources. But what will this product be? That's still murky. Will it be based on the Windows Server core? Or be some kind of Windows-Vista-based system? Or more of a package of Vista Ultimate plus some Media Center Extenders, plus a router? Will the Windows Home Server systems be AMD-based? Intel-based? I've heard from a couple of folks that, contrary to initial belief, Windows Home Server will be a Vista-based system, not a Windows Server-based one."
I first heard about this product back in November, but didn't know anything more than the name. As we get closer to the launch at CES, I'm amazed that nothing more than the name has been leaked - this has to be a record for Microsoft! If it's what I think it is - a centralized, simple to use Windows Vista product designed to serve as a repository for all digital data in the home, it could be a real hit. But so much depends on the pricing and functionality - I've been looking at TeraStation Home Server as one solution, since I'm frustrated with how sluggish and buggy my Maxtor NAS is. I'm hoping to see some good solutions at CES next week.
I first heard about this product back in November, but didn't know anything more than the name. As we get closer to the launch at CES, I'm amazed that nothing more than the name has been leaked - this has to be a record for Microsoft! If it's what I think it is - a centralized, simple to use Windows Vista product designed to serve as a repository for all digital data in the home, it could be a real hit. But so much depends on the pricing and functionality - I've been looking at TeraStation Home Server as one solution, since I'm frustrated with how sluggish and buggy my Maxtor NAS is. I'm hoping to see some good solutions at CES next week.
