How will consumers benefit from Windows Home Server and HP MediaSmart Server?
VanRoekel: The quantity of digital information that consumers have today is increasing like never before. The prevalence of digital cameras, digital video recorders, MP3 players and other devices is creating massive quantities of information that is stored in these “islands” of data around the home. Usually, the person who takes the picture, downloads the music, et cetera, has that information stored on their PC, and if the hard drive fails or something bad happens, that information is effectively lost. Windows Home Server and the HP Media Smart Server will help families with two or more PCs in the home connect those islands, providing a central place where they can easily store, access and share that information. Windows Home Server will also come with a set of shared folders that are predefined for content such as photos, music, videos, et cetera – and customers will also be able to create their own folders. So for example, a customer could create a folder to which all tax documents
