Cisco, Microsoft roll out server, networking appliance
PC World | at | by Mike
Enterprises can now buy a networking appliance from Cisco Systems that runs basic Windows Server 2008 functions, a product designed for use in branch offices, Cisco and Microsoft announced Wednesday. The companies said in February that they were working on a way for enterprises to run Windows Server 2008 services locally at a branch office on Cisco's Wide Area Application Services networking appliance.
The alternative for many companies is either to use a full Windows Server at every branch, which could be overkill, or run all functionality centrally, which could result in slow performance for branch workers.