Microsoft Readies Add-Ons for Windows Server 2003

"Microsoft is prepping new troubleshooting and monitoring tools for Windows Server 2003 as part of a menu of server add-ons due this quarter, said one executive at the Momentum conference in New Orleans.

The tools, code-named Sonar and Ultrasound, are designed to improve the Windows servers' file replication services and their operation in mixed environments and will be made available in a la carte fashion by the end of the year, said Michael Goulde, senior product planner at Microsoft.

During his discussion on the Windows Server road map at Momentum over the weekend, the Microsoft executive detailed the roster of add-on feature packs due this quarter, including the Windows SharePoint Services (WSS), Security Configuration Wizard and an iSCSI Initiator for supporting iSCSI devices to the OS.

And those are just some of the appetizers Microsoft is planning. During the first half of 2004, the company will release Rights Management Services and Software Update Server (SUS) 2.0, said Goulde."

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