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There will be 8 SKU's for Windows Server 2008, mainly with or without Hyper-V (codename Viridian).
"Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition" (with Hyper-V)
"Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition" (with Hyper-V)
"Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition" (with Hyper-V)
The above are obviously x64 only cause of Hyper-V is x64 only
"Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition without Hyper-V"
"Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition without Hyper-V"
"Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition without Hyper-V" (x64 only)
"Windows Server 2008 Web Edition" (no hyper-V, but with local SQL server support)
"Windows Server 2008 Itanium Edition", this is high end like datacenter edition
This will be the last server release that will have 32 bit editions! Windows 7 client however will still have 32bit.
in 2nd half of 2008 we will also see: Windows Storage Server 2008, Windows Esssentials Business Server 2008 (Centro) and Windows Small Business Server 2008 (Cougar)
UPDATE: Also: Windows Compute Cluster Server 2008 and Home Server R2
All will be available in 32-bit or 64-bit versions, with the exception of Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems, which will only be available as a 64-bit version. Other changes include the availability of Windows Web Server 2008, a 64-bit edition of Web server. The Hyper-V feature will only be available with 64-bit editions of Windows Server 2008.
Pricing for all Windows Server 2008 products will be increasing by approximately 1 percent for all distribution channels. Estimated MSRP* are listed by each version below:
Windows Server 2008 Standard: $999 (with five Client Access Licenses, or CALs)
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise: $3,999 (with 25 CALs)
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter: $2,999 (per processor)
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems: $2,999 (per processor)
Windows Web Server 2008: $469
Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V: $971 (with five CALs)
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V: $3,971 (with 25 CALs)
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V: $2,971 (per processor)
"This will be the last server release that will have 32 bit editions! Windows 7 client however will still have 32bit."
Wow, this is a massive turn-around if true.