April 25, 2007
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) and Intel Corporation are among the worldwide partners and Siemens is among the organizations welcoming the release of Windows Server “Longhorn” Beta 3.
Juergen Otter, senior Active Directory architect at Siemens AG: “We are very excited about Beta 3. We love the new features in Active Directory® and the improvements to Terminal Server.”
Joe Menard, corporate vice president of software strategy at AMD: “AMD applauds the beta 3 release of Windows Server ‘Longhorn’ and encourages customers to download and begin their evaluations today. As a next-generation operating system, Windows Server ‘Longhorn’ is designed to take advantage of the innovative features of the AMD Opteron processor, including 64-bit, multicore, virtualization and power management. The combination of AMD dual- and ‘Barcelona’ native quad-core processors and Windows Server ‘Longhorn’ will provide a world-class performance-per-watt computing environment and enable IT managers to maximize budgets without compromising performance or efficiency.”
Diane Bryant, vice president of the Digital Enterprise Group and general manager of the Server Platforms group at Intel: “Windows Server ‘Longhorn’ Beta 3 is an important next step toward the future of IT infrastructure management in data centers. The combination of multicore Intel Xeon processor technology, Intel Itanium2 processor technology and Windows Server ‘Longhorn’ will maximize control for customers over their infrastructure while providing unprecedented availability, energy efficiency, flexibility and IT productivity.”