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Windows Server Roadmap Update

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Agenda

Windows Server Market Trends A Look Ahead NAP Collaboration Announcement Windows Server 2003 R2 Product

Update Summary

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Record Windows Server Customer Adoption Windows Server 2003 has now surpassed the

installed base of Windows NT4 Server New deployments of Windows Server 2003 have

grown by 375% Growing faster than any other Windows Server OS

ever* IDC projects that the installed base of Windows

Server 2003 will overtake all other versions of Windows Server in 2005 Windows 2000 took 3 years to overtake NT

Top workloads so far for Windows Server 2003*: Business Applications Storage Database Networking

*Source: Internal Microsoft Study-data collected in April 2004IDC Source: Worldwide Windows Server Operating Environments 2004-2008 Forecast and Analysis: Growth Continues, Version Granularity the Story for Tomorrow, April 2004

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1H2001H20055

►Windows Update Services►Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions ►Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

2005 -- A Breakout YearNew Value Delivered to Customers

►Windows Server 2003 “HPC Edition” ►Windows Storage Server “R2”►Windows Server 2003 “R2”►Windows Server: Codename “Longhorn” Beta

2H2002H20055

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Windows Server Product Updates

SP1 Release candidate

expected around the end of the year

Performance beyond expectations

x64 Performance for existing

32bit apps has been beyond expectations

Customer and partner training efforts are in full swing

HPC SDK due this fall

Workload Performance and Scale

32-bit Database up 17%

32-bit Business Apps SAP 17% more users

Networking Record 7.1 Gbit/sec xfer

File Twice the user capacity

Active Directory 2x higher throughput

Terminal Services 54% more users

x64 Preliminary Testingx64 Preliminary Testing

Workload Performance and Scale

SSL 50% better performance

IIS80% lower startup for 50K sites, 40% for 20K

sites

Networking 50% reduction in CPU usage for MSN

SP1 Preliminary TestingSP1 Preliminary Testing

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Windows Server Security Updates

SP1 New features like Security Configuration

Wizard drawing raves from users New wave of security guidance now

available for Windows Server and XP SP2 Windows Update Services

Beta in November Network Access Protection

VPN Quarantine in Windows Server 2003 SP1 & R2

Industry partnership momentum continues

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Microsoft – Cisco NAP Collaboration Long-term agreement to share plans and integrate network

security and health assurance technologies around Microsoft’s Network Access Protection (NAP) and Cisco’s Network Admissions Control (NAC)

Benefit is that mutual customers will be able to better address the increased threat and impact malicious software

Cisco and Microsoft will collaborate on three key deliverables: Ensure compatibility between Cisco NAC and Microsoft NAP Drive interoperability efforts between their two

architectures as these solutions evolve and are delivered to customers

Lead industry standards in the network admissions and access control arenas to help promote broad market adoption and integration with industry leading ISV solutions.

Gives customers what they’ve asked us for: a more integrated Cisco/Windows solution

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What Does this Mean to Customers? Network Access Protection (NAP) and Anywhere Access will

be moved to Longhorn Server to provide more complete solution For NAP, IPSec enforcement will now be included-another

major customer request Deployment and testing considerations made them more

appropriate for a major release like Longhorn Windows Server 2003 R2 will provide these benefits:

Simplified Branch Server Management Streamlined Access Management Across Security Boundaries Efficient Storage Management

Overall guidance: Testing Windows Server 2003 SP1 is the best way to prepare

for R2 Use VPN quarantine technology in ISA 2004 and Windows

Server 2003 Get relevant security guidance at:

http://www.microsoft.com/security/guidance/default.mspx

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Benefits to Customers: Built on Windows Server 2003 SP1

Identical servicing, app compatibility etc. Security, reliability and performance enhancements

Simplified Branch Server Management Streamlined Access Management Across Security Boundaries Efficient Storage Management Predictable & Easy to Consume

Availability and Licensing: R2 replaces original WS03 release (R2 components optional) No charge for servers covered by SA/EA Available as new server license for non-SA Windows Server 2003 CALs required (no R2 specific version) Same support lifecycle as WS03

R2

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Summary

Strong customer uptake of Windows Server 2003

In 2005, we will ship more customer-driven updates to our server OS than we have ever shipped and more than any other vendor

We are working to provide greater Windows Server roadmap transparency to help customers plan more effectively

Partnering to provide a more complete solution for customers around Network Access Protection

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