Microsoft and Cisco are cooperating to aid companies seeking to deploy a limited number of Windows Server 2008 functions in a branch office. The new product integrates Windows Server functionality with Cisco's wide area application services, communicating to a Cisco WAAS appliance in a data centre through the network.

Microsoft Active Directory, Domain Name System Server, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Server, and print services are included in Windows Services. While Windows Server can be remotely managed by IT staff in a data center through the Microsoft System Center, the networking functionality is managed through Cisco's WAAS Central Manager, reports Network Computing.

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