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Windows Server 2008 is an operating system from Microsoft. It is the successor to Windows Server 2003. Windows Server 2008 introduces most of the new features from Windows Vista to Windows Server. This is kind of like what happened between Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP.

It was known as Windows Server Codename "Longhorn" until May 16, 2007, when Bill Gates named it during his keynote address at WinHEC. Windows Server 2008 was released to manufacturing in the first quarter of 2008 with the official launch taking place on February 27, 2008.

Windows Server 2008 is built from the same code base as Windows Vista Service Pack 1; therefore, it shares much of the same architecture and functionality.

Perhaps the most notable new feature of Windows Server 2008 is a new variation of installation called Server Core.

Server Core is a significantly scaled-back installation where no Windows Explorer shell is installed, and all configuration and maintenance is done entirely through command line interface windows, or by connecting to the machine remotely using Microsoft Management Console.

Active Directory and IIS are greatly expanded with identity, certificate and rights management services.

Active Directory until Windows Server 2003 allowed network administrators to centrally manage connected computers, to set policies for groups of users, and to centrally deploy new applications to multiple computers. This role of Active Directory is being renamed as Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS).

Most editions of Windows Server 2008 will be available in x64 (64-bit) and x86 (32-bit) versions. Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems will support IA-64 processors.

The IA-64 version will be optimized for high workload scenarios like database servers and Line of Business (LOB) applications.

Microsoft has announced that Windows Server 2008 will be the last 32-bit Windows server operating system.

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