Microsoft recently announced the new name for the virtualization feature in Windows Server 2008, previously known as Windows Server virtualization, it will now be called Hyper-V.

Microsoft have also confirmed their Windows Server 2008 product line-up which will include different editions which will support or not support the new Hyper-V feature, the following list shows the proposed editions

• Windows Server 2008 Standard
• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
• Windows Server 2008 Datacenter
• Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems – This release does not include the Hyper-V feature
• Windows Web Server 2008
• Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper
• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V
• Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V

Once the final version of the Hyper-V feature is released the following edition will also be available

• Microsoft Hyper-V Server

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