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The planned Windows Server OS appliance, code-named Fresno, will be bundled by OEMs and system builders and is targeted for availability in 2007 as part of the Longhorn server lineup.
The Longhorn appliance, with software and hardware included, will be priced at less than $1,000, several sources said. The software is slated to be available only to OEMs and system builders and cost a few hundred dollars.
Microsoft didn't comment on the matter.
With the offering, Microsoft would be positioned to unravel Linux's momentum in the appliance market, according to channel sources.
"It's a low-end, inexpensive server that can be used like a server appliance, a security box or a file server, and it's based on Longhorn," said one channel source briefed on Microsoft's plans. "You don't need CALs [client access licenses] to attach to a Fresno server."
Microsoft currently offers a Web server edition of Windows Server 2003, but no client access is permitted.
"They've always had a low-end server priced OK, but then they got you with the CALs," said one system builder familiar with Microsoft's product plans. "Because of that, Microsoft is losing out to Linux in this space."
Hi all - The Windows Server team here at MS has noticed a few articles speculating about a Windows Server-based product code-named “Fresno”. We’re not sure where the claims originated, but we wanted to help set the record straight and let the community know there is no such product in planning.
Joel Sider, Microsoft Windows Server Division