Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems is a server operating system optimized for the Intel Itanium processor's native 64-bit processing and Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing (EPIC) architecture. In its sole roles of Application Server and Web Services, it provides a foundation for computationally intensive business analytics and enterprise applications.

The server's licensing allows an unlimited number of virtual instances with third-party virtualization technology.

Acquiring the Installation Media: To activate this product, you might need a volume licence key or setup code

Features:

• Under the Software Assurance programme, customers acquire the right to install any new release of products covered in the agreement during the term of their coverage.
• The integrated Server Manager console provides the means to add, remove, and configure server roles, role services, and features.
• Failover clustering supports clusters of up to eight nodes to increase server availability. A single node can stand by for failover while the others run applications.
• Dynamic hardware partitioning allows both processors and memory to be added or replaced without restarting the server.
• Application Server is a new server role in Windows Server 2008. Application Server provides an integrated environment for deploying and running custom business applications that are built with Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5.

Requirements:

Hardware:
• 1.4-GHz (or higher) Itanium 2 processor; 64 processors maximum
• 512 MB or more RAM; 2 TB maximum
• 32 GB available hard-disk space (computers with more than 16 GB RAM require more disk space for paging, hibernation, and dump files)
• DVD drive

Actual requirements depend on system configuration and the applications and features that are installed. Additional hard-disk space might be required for installation over a network. For more information, see Windows Server 2008 System Requirements.

Price: £74.00 + VAT