Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and HP (NYSE: HPQ) announced the availability of the HP MediaSmart Server running Windows Home Server. The clean sort of server enable consumers to shelter, affix and proportion digital atmosphere and documents.
Aimed at consumers, the MediaSmart Server (MSS) be the flagship employ contained by what Microsoft said is an entirely new category of humanitarian products.
"Digital devices and jovial be everywhere in our day-to-day live, and they are auspicious 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 backing individuals keep their digital media safe and mumble and fashion it easier in favour of them to appreciate it near friends and clan." The HP MediaSmart Server will switch by the cross of shipping subsequently this month. The 500 GB book is price at US$599. For consumers with greater storage desires, at hand is also a 1 TB accepted for $749.
Designed principally for home with several personal computer, the MediaSmart Server provide consumers with powerful sever technology associated to that found in the workplace. It will unthinkingly finishing uphill Windows XP-based and Vista-based PCs respectively hours of darkness and provides a core plonk to orchestrate digital documents and media. The MSS also include a Windows Live Internet address to access the server from just this minute solidly everywhere and share content with friends and family.
In tally, the server monitor the enthusiasm and guarantee snob advantage of network PCs and can rivulet media to other devices all through the dwelling. By stream to the Xbox 360 , for case, user can to listen to music, gawk at photo or survey video on their box.
"The product will demand chiefly to people with three or more PCs who also tend to have gravely 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.
