Microsoft Launches Windows Server AppFabric
By: Mike Sachoff
During its Application Infrastructure Virtual Launch Event, Microsoft introduced the Windows Server AppFabric Release Candidate and announced that final availability will follow in June.
The company also made available the first public beta for BizTalk Server 2010, which supports Windows Server AppFabric and is scheduled to release to manufacturing in the third quarter of 2010.
“The role of application infrastructure has become a mission-critical function in all types of businesses today, which creates demand for high-performing, connected systems and applications,” said Abhay Parasnis, general manager, Business Platform Division at Microsoft.
“With Windows Server AppFabric and BizTalk Server 2010, customers can use their existing skills to improve the scalability, connectivity, and performance of applications running on their current IT assets.”
Windows Server AppFabric provides improved speed, elastic scale and availability for Web applications through new, distributed caching capabilities. It also provides tools to simplify the development and management of composite applications built using Windows Communication Foundation and Windows Workflow Foundation. Windows Server AppFabric will be available to customers with licenses for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 (Standard and Enterprise editions) at no additional cost.