Windows HPC Server 2008 R2

Speaking of Windows Server, Microsoft is working to finalize Windows HPC Server 2008 R2. A public Beta 2 version is available now, and Microsoft hopes to ship the final version by the end of 2010. HPC Server 2008, formerly marketed as Windows Compute
Cluster Edition, is Microsoft’s entry in the very high-end highperformance computing (HPC) server market. HPC Server 2008 R2 is aimed at the most scalable server systems and provides parallel computing capabilities. Most exciting is its ability to run Microsoft Excel calculations in parallel on a cluster, providing the absolute best performance for scientists, engineers, and analysts.

Source of Information : Windows IT Pro June 2010