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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talks with Al Gillen, system software research VP at IDC, about what the launch means for business customers and industry partners.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announces the launch of Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 with 4,000 customers and partners in Los Angeles.

Jim DuBois, General Manager of Information Security & Infrastructure Services for Microsoft IT, highlights the internal Microsoft deployment of Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008.

Chris Pirie, General Manager of Sales and Marketing for Microsoft Learning, talks with Michael Johnson, a Microsoft Certified Trainer, about how early readiness for Windows Server 2008 has directly impacted his business and enables IT professionals to immediately adopt and deploy the new technology.

The San Diego Zoo is using Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 to help create a great experience for the nearly six million people who visit the zoo each year.

IDC's Al Gillen talks with executives from leading technology companies to discuss some of the innovations and challenges that will shape enterprise datacenters in the coming years. The members of the panel include: Al Gillen, Research Vice President, IDC; Randy Allen, Corporate Vice President Server and Workstation Division, AMD; Dr. Ajei Gopal, Executive Vice President, Enterprise IT Management Group, CA; Rick Becker, Vice President, Enterprise Software & Solutions, Dell; James Mouton, Executive Vice President, Technology Solutions Group, HP; Kirk Skaugen, Vice President, Server Platform Group, Intel; Bob Muglia, Senior Vice President, Server and Tools Business (STB), Microsoft; Mark Feverston, Senior Vice President and GM, Systems and Technology, Unisys.