Microsoft just posted a couple of new introductive whitepapers focused on integration between Virtual Server 2005 R2 Service Pack 1, in development since one year, and AMD SVM and Intel VT extensions:

• Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 and Next-Generation AMD Opteron Processors Increase the Business Value of Virtualization
• Reducing Technology Costs with Intel Virtualization Technology and Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1

All papers bring the Final marker in title, leading to think SP1 launch is imminent.

Tomorrow Bob Muglia will officially start Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) 2007 with its keynote Delivering the Building Blocks for Dynamic Systems Management.

This could be the best opportunity to announce the Virtual Server update and possibly a beta 2 for System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM).

virtualization.info

Microsoft, Virtual Server 2005, SP, Server, Software, Virtualization