MS Windows Home Server

• Todd Headrick the Product Manager on the Windows Home Server Team has stated that the marketing team plans on updating the Windows Home Server Web Site to include product demos, customer testimonials, technical briefs, etc. To provide a lot more information to the basic consumer and also the enthusiasts that want to learn more about how the software works “under the hood”.
• The Random Musings Blog has more details on the WHS add-in DHCP4WHS and how they configured it.
• Hardware vendors will be using “Powered by Windows Home Server” on their packaging and marketing materials and Microsoft will be doing joint marketing with them.

If you are a member of the Microsoft OEM Partner Center Web Site you can sign up to receive an email alert for the Windows Home Server Webcast with Live Q&A when registration opens in September.

Many Add-Ins have been published for Windows Home Server. If yours is good enough why not submit it for the Code2Fame Challenge?  NOW is the time to submit it as an entry (entries must be postmarked by August 25, 2007).  Over $50,000 in cash and prizes is up for grabs don’t miss out on this chance to win!

Rules and how to submit can be found at:  http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/partners/challenge.mspx

The Microsoft Product Support Lifecycle web page shows Windows Home Server as being generally available as from 27th August 2007. We know already that it is available in some countries already but at least those of you in America and the rest of the world now have a date to look forward too.

It is also interesting to see that support will be available for a 5 year period with mainstream support being retired on the 9th October 2012.

Thanks to Foks and Alex Gasparski for the links.