Windows Server 2003 R2 Addendum
In Need to Know: "Windows Server 2003 Release 2" (August 2004, InstantDoc ID 43081), I discussed the features of the next release of the Windows Server 2003 OS. Since the article was published, Microsoft made several changes to the fledgling product. Although Microsoft will include a number of post-Windows 2003 feature packs in Release 2 (R2), Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) and Windows Update Services (WUS) won't be among them. The company is also unsure whether it will include the Bear Paw update to Windows 2003 Terminal Services in R2. Finally, although Microsoft hasn't yet decided on final pricing and licensing for R2, the company will commit to providing Software Assurance (SA) customers with R2 as part of their agreement.

--Paul Thurrott



Gayle10/6/2004 11:27:56 AM