Windows Home Server 1.0 Code Goes RTM

Ars Technica is reporting that Microsoft’s Home Server has been released to manufacturing, after many months of beta testing. Home Server is based on Windows Vista, but is suited better for small home servers, as the name suggests. Easy file storage and backup schemes are what will sell the OS, including the relatively easy setup. We took a look at the beta earlier this year, where you can learn more. The retail version should be available within two months, which will coincide with a 120-day evaluation copy as well.

Charlie Kindel, GM of Windows Home Server, shared part of the toast he gave to the WHS Team on the project’s blog where the announcement was first made: “A community of highly enthusiastic customers rose around us. We made them part of the development process and rewarded them and they amplified our efforts,” he said. “Congratulations and thanks for helping ship the coolest version of Windows ever: Windows Home Server.”

Source: Ars Technica