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From Citrix iForum: Hypercall API open season
We announced today that the hypercall API, which hypervisor and OS vendors will use to build on top/integrate with Viridian, will be licensed via the Open Specification Promise (OSP). You’ll recall that the Microsoft’s VHD image format is available via OSP. This license will be available at the time of Viridian RTM. And today we![a group of people sitting at a table](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IT-Pro-portrait-in-modern-office_Jaden_06-300x164.jpg)
TechNet Radio Interview – Virtualization
Get Ready for Microsoft Virtualization Technologies with the Assessment and Planning Solution for Windows Server Virtualization, SoftGrid, and Terminal Services. Listen to and interview from IT Pro Evangelist Keith Combs and Sr. Product Manager, Baldwin Ng at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/tnradio/archive/oct232007.mspx![a woman sitting on a table](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Two-people-in-conversation-300x164.webp)
Server V12n at Citrix iForum
I admit being a bit lazy with short-hand. But I can only spell out virtualization so many times before I get tired of two-finger keystroking all those letters. It has more to do with a poorly-attended typing class during the summer between junior and senior year of high school than my interest in the subject.![a person writing on a whiteboard](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IT-Pro-portrait-in-modern-office_Jaden_03-300x164.jpg)
Upgraded Developer/IT Pro Portal and Tools
We’ve just launched a major upgrade to http://www.innovateonwindowsserver.com/, which is an application readiness portal targeting developers of custom and commercial software that also empowers IT Pros to determine application compatibility on Windows Server 2008. The site upgrade contains: Details for ISVs to enroll on the site, participate in our Early Access Programs (EAP) for software![a man sitting at a table using a laptop in front of a window](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Person-working-on-a-Surface-laptop-300x164.webp)
Windows Server Virtualization
View a short Windows Server Virtualization Demo 1 of 4 at mms://wm.microsoft.com/ms/windowsserver/WSV_ReducedTCO_F.wmv Mary Allen![a group of people standing in a room](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IT-employees-standing-in-front-of-server.-One-is-holding-a-laptop-and-the-other-is-working-on-the-server-box-300x164.jpg)
Sign-up for the Microsoft virtualization newsletter
You’ll be interested to register to receive the Microsoft virtualization newsletter, which features blogs and articles by Microsoft virtualization experts, customer success stories, news and links to key resources. Patrick![background pattern](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Windows-Server-brand-gradient-7-300x164.webp)
Planning and Design Guides for SoftGrid and Windows Server Virtualization
InfoWorld’s Dave Marshall blogged about a program that may be of interest to you. Here’s an excerpt from Dave’s post: the Infrastructure Planning and Design guides are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series are expected to help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies where each guide![a group of people looking at a laptop](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Developer-whiteboard-worksession-300x164.jpg)
IDC publishes whitepaper on x64 Windows Server adoption
[re-posted due to format issues] A colleague, Dan Reger, pointed me to a new IDC white paper on Windows Server x64 adoption. The white paper is titled, “Understanding the Business Benefits Associated with x86 64-Bit Windows Server.” The paper explains both the value of pairing x64 editions of Windows Server with today’s widespread x64 server![a man and a woman sitting at a table](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Two-people-in-a-meeting-with-a-laptop-300x164.webp)
Forefront security blog launched
The Forefront Security Team just launched a new blog about all things Forefront, including: Forefront Client Security, Internet Security & Acceleration Server, Forefront Security for Exchange Server, Intelligent Application Gateway, and Forefront Sever Security for SharePoint. Find news about product updates, what the Forefront team is seeing in the latest security threats, and deployment tips![a man using a laptop computer](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Developer-in-conference-room-meeting_Ranbir_07-300x164.jpg)
10 Virtualization Webcasts coming up
The following webcast series dives into the technology and looks at products in the market that deliver virtual solutions. Register today. http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/windowsserver2008.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42531 Virtualization and Windows Server 2008 (Level 300) http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032351359&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US On-demand In this webcast we provide an overview of the virtualization role, the scenarios, and the features that make server virtualization an important pillar of![a group of people sitting at a table](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Boardroom-meeting-300x164.jpg)