Microsoft Pulls Windows Home Server Backup Feature

                   
pcworld.com     May 17, 2008            

Microsoft confirmed that it has yanked parts of a backup feature from a major upgrade to its Windows Home Server software scheduled for release later this year. Recent posting on several blog sites, including "We Got Served" last week and ZDNet's "All About Microsoft" Thursday, said that the... [read full story]                    

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Microsoft cuts backup from Windows Home Server PowerPack

zdnet.com     May 16, 2008          

Microsoft won't be delivering database backup as one of the new features promised for the first "PowerPack" update for Windows Home Server when it ships later this year. The independent "We Got Served" Home Server blog acknowledged the feature cut in a May 9 entry. According to...                    

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Backup feature surprisingly removed from Windows Home Server refresh

betanews.com     May 16, 2008          

By Scott M. Fulton, III , BetaNews Testers of a forthcoming service pack for Windows Home Server were the first to discover that a feature they'd come to rely upon had been removed from the product -- as it turns out, intentionally. One of Windows Home Server's key features is the ability to...                    

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Microsoft pulls Windows Home Server backup feature

computerworld.com     May 16, 2008          

The Power Pack 1 upgrade will let users back up Shared Folders, not entire backup database For years, when you needed more computing capacity, you bought more expensive computers. Now, with the Oracle Grid on Windows, add capacity on demand with one inexpensive PC server at a time for superior...                    

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No More Backup Feature in Home Server

technibble.com     May 18, 2008          

Microsoft made a confirmation statement today that Windows Home Server will not have its own backup feature. “Power Pack 1 will not provide a tool to back up your backup database. It was an announced feature, but it has been removed because it doesn’t meet the quality bar. I know of at least...                    

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Microsoft Pulls Windows Home Server Backup Feature

newsvine.com     May 18, 2008          

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sun May 18, 2008 3:50 AM EDT Microsoft confirmed that it has yanked parts of a backup feature from a major upgrade to its Windows Home Server software scheduled for release later this year. Recent posting on several blog sites, including "We Got Served" last week and...                    

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