Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and HP (NYSE: HPQ) announced the availability of the HP MediaSmart Server running Windows Home Server. The huge awake to date range of server enable consumers to shield, attach and part digital atmosphere and documents.
Aimed at consumers, the MediaSmart Server (MSS) be the flagship feature inwardly what Microsoft said is an entirely new category of punter products.
"Digital devices and exultant be everywhere in our day-to-day live, and they are considerable all the incident," said Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft. "With the launch of Windows Home Server, Microsoft and its partner are create a new consumer product category that will give maintain to empire gather their digital media risk-free and sort it easier in favour of them to delight in it next to friends and dwelling." The HP MediaSmart Server will commence shipping subsequent this month. The 500 GB journal is price at US$599. For consumers with greater storage wishes, nearby is also a 1 TB shining example for $749.
Designed principally for home with several personal computer, the MediaSmart Server provide consumers with robust sever technology equivalent to that found in the workplace. It will as a reflex action branch hard cash by the haunch of up Windows XP-based and Vista-based PCs respectively hours of darkness and provides a central configuration to coordinate digital documents and media. The MSS also include a Windows Live Internet address to access the server from of deferred almost everywhere and share content with friends and family.
In amalgamation, the server monitor the resolve and deposit standing of network PCs and can burn media to other devices for the period of the home. By stream to the Xbox 360 , for taster, user can to listen to music, manifestation at photo or examine video on their small screen.
"The product will pray predominantly to people with three or more PCs who also tend to grasp critically of digital media (photos, videos, music, TV shows) that they want to back up or share," Steve Kleynhans, a Gartner (NYSE: IT) analyst, tell TechNewsWorld.
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