In this edition Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, differs from Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, primarily in its support for high-performance servers and its ability to cluster servers for greater load handling. These capabilities provide reliability that helps ensure systems remain available even if problems arise!!

• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Enterprise Edition 1-8 CPU - 2 5 CAL
• Attractive Retail Box
• Contains:
• Original Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition Retail CD with 'Edge to Edge' Holograms with Unique and Unregistered Product Key Number for Activation and Registration
• Product Manuals and Documentation
• Integrated 25-CAL License
• Microsoft Windows System Resource Manager CD
• This is a Full Version - Not an Upgrade
• 25 CAL's are included with this product. Additional CAL's may be purchased as needed.
• Is a full-function server operating system that supports up to eight processors.
• Provides enterprise-class features such as eight-node clustering and support for up to 32 GB of memory.
• Is available for Intel Itanium-based computers.
• Will be available for 64-bit computing platforms capable of supporting 8 processors and 64 GB of RAM.
• Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, includes new features and improvements that render it the most dependable, enterprise-ready server operating system Microsoft has ever created. Key technologies introduced in Windows 2000 Server have been enhanced, including network load balancing, server clusters, and the Active Directory® service. Active Directory is now faster and more robust over unreliable wide area network (WAN) connections, thanks to more efficient synchronization and replication as well as credential caching in branch office domain controllers.
• In addition, Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, introduces new technologies, such as a common language runtime that safeguards networks from malicious or poorly designed code. Moreover, the operating system reflects the Microsoft commitment to trustworthy computing, with leaps forward in security functionality, including improved security for Internet Information Services (IIS), public key infrastructure (PKI), and Kerberos, as well as new support for smart cards and biometrics.
• In addition to including all the features in Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, adds enhanced availability, scalability, and dependability:
• Cluster service. Server clusters provide high availability and disaster tolerance for mission-critical database management, file sharing, intranet data sharing, messaging, and general business applications. With Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, cluster service supports up to eight-node clusters for increased flexibility in adding and removing hardware in a geographically dispersed cluster environment. The cluster service also provides improved scaling options for applications. Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, allows server clusters to be deployed in a variety of different configurations, in particular:
• Single cluster configurations with dedicated storage.
• Multiple clusters on a storage area network (SAN), potentially with other Windows–based
• servers or operating systems.
• Clusters spanning multiple sites (that is, geographically dispersed clusters).
• 64-bit support. Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The 64-bit version is optimized for intensive memory or computational tasks, such as mechanical design, computer-aided design (CAD), professional graphics, high-end database systems, and scientific applications.
• Multiprocessor support. The Windows Server 2003 family scales from single-processor solutions all the way up to 32-way systems. Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, supports servers with up to 8 processors, and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, supports up to 32 processors.
• Metadirectory Services support. Microsoft Metadirectory Services (MMS) helps organizations integrate identity information from multiple directories, databases, and files with Active Directory. MMS provides a unified view of identity information, enables the integration of business processes with MMS, and helps synchronize identity information across an organization.
• Hot Add Memory. Hot Add Memory allows ranges of memory to be added to a computer and made available to the operating system and applications as part of the normal memory pool. No rebooting and no downtime are required. This feature currently operates only on servers that have hardware support for adding memory while the server is operating. For these servers, the act of installing memory automatically invokes the Hot Add Memory feature in Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition.
• Terminal Services session directory. This load balancing feature allows users to reconnect easily to a disconnected session on a server farm running Terminal Services. Session directory is compatible with the Windows Server 2003 load balancing service and is supported by third-party external load balancer products.
• Windows System Resource Manager. A feature in both Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, the Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM) enables an administrator to allocate CPU and memory utilization on a per-application basis. This is a useful tool for server consolidation.
• In short the new Microsoft Windows 2003 servers will allow businesses to integrate servers, applications and data in ways simply not possible before. As a special offer, we are able to provide both Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 combination licenses, allowing you to run your systems on Windows 2000 until you are ready to migrate to Windows 2003.

• 25 CAL's are included with this product. Additional CAL's may be purchased as needed.
• Pentium 733 MHz or faster processor
• 256 MB RAM
• Maximum RAM is 32 GB for x86-based computers; 64 GB for Itanium-based computers
• 1.5 GB hard disk space for x86-based computers; 2.0 GB for Itanium-based computers
• Support for up to 8 processors

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