Microsoft is prepared to roll out the next minor update to its Windows Property Server (WHS) release — Power Pack 2. And if Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Philip Churchill is reading the tea leaves right, Power Pack 2 could be out by March 24.Power Pack 2, codenamed “Snoqualmie,” like its Power Pack 1 predecessor which Microsoft rolled out a year ago,
Microsoft Office 2010 Professional, is expected a combination of a service pack and a mini-feature pack. (Power Pack 2 is not the next big release of Windows Residence Server; the next full WHS update isn;t expected until 2010.)I haven;t heard any news about what kinds of updates will be part of Power Pack 2. Power Pack 1 added 64-bit Vista support, shared-folder backup, remote-access improvements and a fix to the data-corruption bug that had plagued a number of House Server customers.Anyone got more info on what to expect in WHS Power Pack 2 — or the 2010 release,
Windows 7 Activation, for that matter? (As an aside,
Office 2010 Professional, some WHS users already are finding ways to combine WHS and
Windows 7 to make their netbooks more functional.)Update (March 24): The tea leaves were not murky. Power Pack 2 is out. The new features,
Office 2010 Activation, according to a post on the Windows Household Server Team blog: “Improvements to remote access configuration, enhanced functionality for computers running Windows Media Center,
Microsoft Office 2007 Professional, and content streaming support for Windows Media Center Extenders.” Microsoft is planning to push the bits to existing WHS users who have Power Pack 1 installed via Windows Update.