Pricing, Packaging, and Licensing for Windows Server 2008

All will be available in 32-bit or 64-bit versions, with the exception of Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems, which will only be available as a 64-bit version. Other changes include the availability of Windows Web Server 2008, a 64-bit edition of Web server. The Hyper-V feature will only be available with 64-bit editions of Windows Server 2008. Pricing for all Windows Server 2008 products will be increasing by approximately 1 percent for all distribution channels. Estimated MSRP* are listed by each version below:

• Windows Server 2008 Standard: $999 (with five Client Access Licenses, or CALs)
• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise: $3,999 (with 25 CALs)
• Windows Server 2008 Datacenter: $2,999 (per processor)
• Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems: $2,999 (per processor)
• Windows Web Server 2008: $469
• Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V: $971 (with five CALs)
• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V: $3,971 (with 25 CALs)
• Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V: $2,971 (per processor)