Microsoft stated recently,
Office 2010 Key, Windows Server 2003 R2 Windows Server 2003 family members could be the newest edition of the branch office server management, cross-organizational authentication and network storage management was strengthened in 3 places, and adds many new features.
The following era of Windows Server
Time to market based on Windows Server organizing, Windows Server 2003 R2 to advance towards the next era of server new technologies and advancement:
• Branch server management: R2 includes a new data compression technology (Remote Differential Compression), Distributed File System update (DFS), as well as new centralized printer management interface, so that technical staff can be more efficient management of data and printer devices branch, through the fast data replication across wide area network reduced (WAN) bandwidth required for transmission, thereby reducing the overall branch operating costs.
• Identity and access management: the new federal identity authentication services (Active Directory Federation Service, ADFS) Web Services architecture can be safely established under the federal trust relationship, the exchange between different systems of identification and authentication to help IT staff to rapidly develop the identity management system across the organization, and Web Single Sign On (Single Sign On, SSO) solution.
• Network storage management: new file server resource manager (File Server Resource Manager, FSRM) enables system administrators plan and optimize storage capacity with the control, providing filtering output files, and periodic reports . Also for the storage area network (SAN) R2 also provides a new management tool to support both Fibre Channel and iSCSI technology, enables enterprises to manage the network on the lowest cost storage subsystems.
64-bit and do better with the UNIX system integration
Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 edition will be available to support the increasing use of 64-bit processors, in addition, with the UNIX system to do better interoperability, increased by SharePoint Services storage, the ability to share and search information, are R2 had improved important functions.
Windows Server 2003 R2 to Windows Server 2003 SP1-based, easily integrated into the current Windows Server 2003 environment, the upgrade will not affect the existing IT infrastructure. R2 Chinese version is expected early next year. At present, the first English test model (Release Candidate 0), available for download at the Microsoft Web site: www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/R2/default.mspx