Microsoft expected to release Hyper-V Thursday

Microsoft is expected to launch its Hyper-V virtualization technology Thursday, two months ahead of the company's time line for releasing it by the end of August. Though Microsoft would not confirm the release directly, a representative from the company's public relations firm sent an e-mail requesting a briefing about a "product milestone" Thursday. Another representative then hinted in an e-mail that the briefing had to do with Hyper-V. [ For the hard numbers on these Microsoft technologies, see Test Center's reviews of  Hyper-V  and  Windows Server 2008  ] Although neither said exactly what the announcement was, several blogs reported Wednesday that Hyper-V would be released on Thursday. Another source close to the company also said the technology was in its final stages, but asked not to be named. Microsoft said it would release its hypervisor technology Hyper-V six months after releasing Windows Server 2008, the latest version of ...