Web, Security, Reliability, and Productivity
Windows Web Server 2008 is designed to be used specifically as a single-purpose Web server, and delivers on a rock-solid foundation of Web infrastructure capabilities in the next-generation Windows Server 2008. Integrated with the newly re-architected IIS 7.0, ASP.NET, and the Microsoft .NET Framework, Windows Web Server 2008 enables any organization to rapidly deploy Web pages, Web sites, Web applications, and Web services.
Windows Web Server 2008 is a robust and reliable foundation on which to develop, deliver, and manage rich user experiences and applications. Windows Web Server 2008 provides a secure Web platform and reduces costs while increasing technological flexibility and value within your organization.
Web and Applications Platform
Windows Web Server 2008 provides organizations with the ability to deliver rich Web-based experiences efficiently and effectively, with improved administration and diagnostics, advanced development and application tools, and lower infrastructure costs.
- Manage with Ease
- More efficient administration tools, including delegated administration and shared configuration.
- Powerful Hosting of Applications and Services
- Expanded application hosting for .NET, ASP, PHP Web applications, and XML services. Web server extensibility throughout.
- Lower Infrastructure Costs
- Improved scalability and enhanced security and reliability with automatic application sandboxing.
Benefits
- Windows Web Server 2008 optimized specifically for Internet-facing Web-serving environments and built on industry standards allowing organizations to easily build new, or integrate into existing, server infrastructure environments. Web developers can build Web pages and services that can communicate with other platforms using standards-based interfaces like XML and SOAP. This level of cost-effective application development encourages business productivity and flexibility, and increases business solution opportunities.
- Greater technical capacity than the previous version of Windows Server 2003, Wed Edition, and no limitation of Microsoft SQL Server installation.
- Highly effective platform for ASP.NET based Internet Web deployments, because it includes the newly re-architected Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, Microsoft ASP.NET, and the Microsoft .NET Framework.
- Dedicated Web-serving functionality and server roles that support four-way symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) and four gigabytes (GB) of RAM in 32-bit versions and 32 gigabytes (GB) in the 64-bit version.
- Economical next-generation Web server that is competitively priced for enterprise or hosting organizations needing to rapidly deploy Web pages, Web sites, Web applications, and Web services.
Internet Information Services 7.0
Windows Web Server 2008 is a powerful Web application and services platform. With Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, Windows Web Server 2008 delivers a completely modular, extensible Web server with expanded application hosting, while retaining excellent compatibility and solving key customer challenges.
Solid Foundation for Business Growth, Reliability, and Productivity
With enhanced Web capabilities and security features, Windows Web Server 2008 provides a versatile and reliable Windows platform for all of your Web workloads and application requirements. Additional features include:
Windows Service Hardening
Windows Service hardening in Windows Web Server 2008 helps keep systems safe by preventing critical server services from being compromised by abnormal activity in the file system, registry, or network.
- Windows Web Server 2008 includes additional security features:
- Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) enhancements
- A new bi-directional Windows Firewall
- Next-generation cryptography support
Server Manager
Server Manager is a unified Microsoft Management Console (MMC) that offers an integrated experience for adding, removing, and configuring server roles, role services, and features.
BitLocker
Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption provides additional security for your data through full volume encryption on multiple drives, even when the system is in unauthorized hands or running a different operating system time, data, and control.
Windows PowerShell
The Windows PowerShell command-line shell and scripting language helps automate common tasks and more easily control system administration and accelerate automation, even in remote locations such as branch offices.
Next Generation TCP/IP
Windows Web Server 2008 includes a new implementation of the TCP/IP protocol stack known as the Next Generation TCP/IP stack, a complete redesign of TCP/IP functionality that meets the connectivity and performance needs of today's varied networking environments and technologies.
Server Core
To help increase the availability of your business, Windows Web Server 2008 supports a Server Core installation option, a minimal environment for running specific server roles. With Server Core, you can remove the functions and drivers that are nonessential to your workloads, leaving only the necessary subsystems required for the supported server roles. This capability provides you with a more reliable, secure server that is optimized for running the most demanding applications and services, but requires less patching and servicing.
Summary of Features
Windows Web Server 2008 offers the following features and capabilities:
- Support for 32 GB of RAM (4 GB on 32-bit systems)
- Support for up to four multi-core processors
System Requirements
Hard Disk:
10GB
Memory:
512MB RAM
Optical Drive:
DVD-ROM
Others:
Mouse or compatible device, SVGA monitor, keyboard
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