Microsoft fired an unexpected shot that was heard around the world when it announced the early public beta release of its widely anticipated virtualization hypervisor, Hyper-V.
Originally expected sometime in Q1 of 2008, Hyper-V is Microsoft's hypervisor virtualization technology that works with the latest release candidate of Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (x64 edition). And according to Microsoft, the company is still on track to launch Hyper-V within 180 days of the RTM of Windows Server 2008.
In their official announcement, Microsoft called the news delivery a "holiday surprise" for its customers and partners. "Delivering the high-quality Hyper-V beta earlier than expected allows our customers and partners to begin evaluating this feature of Windows Server 2008 and provide us with valuable feedback as we march toward final release," said Bill Laing, general manager of the Windows Server Division at Microsoft.
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