Microsoft offers Beta 2 of Compute Cluster Server 2003

15.11.2005

The Cluster Server's current 128-node limit may hinder the software's appeal at large scientific or medical institutions for now, but it may fit well with the more modest performance needs of mainstream enterprises, DiDio said. 'There is such a thing as too much firepower,' she said.

Microsoft has not announced a price for Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003. It has previously said that it expects to price each copy less than the Standard edition of Windows Server 2003, which starts at US$999.