Windows Server Code Name "Centro" CTP to be available soon

Microsoft is planning to release a Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Windows Server Code Name "Centro" in the next few weeks.

Windows Server "Centro" is built on Windows Server 2008 and provides an integrated server and management system for midsize businesses. The upcoming CTP includes many new Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 based components, as well as updates to the server applications that shipped in Windows Server "Centro" Beta 1 (updated versions of System Center Essentials 2007, Exchange Server 2007 and ISA, as well as new updates to setup, Active Directory domain join functionality and a host of other improvements).

Windows Server "Centro" is Microsoft Confidential, and you will be required to accept the terms and conditions of participation detailed on the Connect site.

To install Windows Server "Centro", needs three physical servers and the associated network hardware. Ideally, the servers should be configured identically, although this is not a requirement. The minimum hardware requirements are as follows:

• 64-bit (x64) processor
• 60 GB hard-disk drive
• 2 GB RAM Management Server (4 GB recommended)
• 2 GB RAM Messaging Server (4 GB recommended)
• 2 GB RAM Edge Server · DVD-ROM drive
• 1 network adapter (2 in the Edge Server)