I have a Windows Server 2003 Enterprise OEM license on a DELL 2850 server, and I need to install ESXi (4.1 is the latest version supported). My goal is to be able to use the 4 permitted installations ...

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Microsoft is changing some of its licensing rules, which are already complex. Here’s what small businesses should know.

On July 12, Microsoft announced it will release Windows Server 2016 to the world as a final RTM edition at the company’s Ignite conference in late September. The software, now in its fifth technical ...

Microsoft published a few licensing details this month about its forthcoming Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 products. The documents are noteworthy not just for providing licensing details, ...

Microsoft said last week that it will switch from a per-processor to a per-core licensing model when Windows Server 2016 Standard and Datacenter editions hit the market sometime next summer, claiming ...

Last fall, Microsoft officials promised a plan for a new bring-your-own license (BYOL) option for Windows Server, saying details would come soon. "Soon" is today for those who have access to Microsoft ...

Microsoft on Monday announced licensing changes for Windows .Net Server 2003, which moves to a second release candidate sometime this week. The licensing modifications could radically change how ...

Users can obtain Windows Server 2016 directly from Microsoft, authorized resellers, and Microsoft partners. According to ZDNet contributing writer Mary Jo Foley, the shift to per-core pricing from per ...

In the 2012 edition, Enterprise and Small Business Server are both going away. Four new versions of Windows Server remain with the new release, which could be released to manufacturing real soon now.

Over the weekend, reports that Windows Home Server was now available for purchase from US retailers Buy.com and Newegg trickled in, and it looks like our initial pricing estimates were right on the ...