AMD and Intel Applaud the Release of Windows Server Longhorn Beta 3

Windows Server Longhorn has reached beta 3, the first public milestone of the product that is scheduled to be released to manufacturing in the second half of 2007, with Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to follow. Microsoft's release of the beta 3 for Longhorn was welcomed by the Redmond Company's partners, and AMD and Intel were no exception.

Of course that both companies are looking forward to the finalization of the Windows Server Longhorn, a product that can only positively impact their product sales. In this context, both Advanced Micro Devices and Intel will see an increase in the adoption of multicore processors.

"AMD applauds the beta 3 release of Windows Server 'Longhorn' and encourages customers to download and begin their evaluations today," said Joe Menard, corporate vice president of software strategy at AMD. "As a next-generation operating system, Windows Server 'Longhorn' is designed to take advantage of the innovative features of the AMD Opteron processor, including 64-bit, multicore, virtualization and power management. The combination of AMD dual- and 'Barcelona' native quad-core processors and Windows Server 'Longhorn' will provide a world-class performance-per-watt computing environment and enable IT managers to maximize budgets without compromising performance or efficiency."

"Windows Server 'Longhorn' Beta 3 is an important next step toward the future of IT infrastructure management in data centers," said Diane Bryant, vice president of the Digital Enterprise Group and general manager of the Server Platforms group at Intel. "The combination of multicore Intel Xeon processor technology and Intel Itanium2 processor technology and Windows Server 'Longhorn' will maximize control for customers over their infrastructure while providing unprecedented availability, energy efficiency, flexibility and IT productivity."

In Microsoft's own perspective, Longhorn marks the debut of the second wave of innovation for 2007 that was debuted with the availability of Windows Vista and the 2007 Office System. Longhorn is designed as an advanced development and Web platform that will also enable users to perform streamlined data management and analysis, resulting in infrastructure optimization.