That means that these products include new SP1 features, like the Security Configuration Wizard (SCW, Figure) and all of the new security and bug fixes that are found in 32-bit Windows Server 2003 SP1. However, because they are based on the 64-bit 圆4 platform, these product editions can access far more RAM than their 32-bit brethren, placing them somewhere between Microsoft's x86- and Itanium-based Windows Server versions.įrom a functional standpoint, the Windows Server 圆4 Editions are based on the code for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1, see my preview /reviews/win2003sp1_beta.asp) and not on the original shipping version of Windows Server 2003.
The Windows Server 2003 圆4 Editions are comprised of Windows Server 2003 Standard 圆4 Edition and Windows Server 2003 圆4 Enterprise Edition, which roughly correspond to the similarly named 32-bit versions of Windows Server 2003.
In addition to Windows XP Professional 圆4 Edition (see my preview), Microsoft is also prepping two 圆4-based Windows Server 2003 products, collectively known as Windows Server 2003 圆4 Editions, for release.
