Link Here for more Info: http://www.microsoft.com/servers/hyper-v-server/how-to-get.mspx

Download Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 Today!

Licensing Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008

  • Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 is a stand-alone product that will be available via the Microsoft Download Center free of charge.
  • Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 does not require CALs for the product itself.
  • CALs will be required for all Windows Server virtualized operating systems which are hosted on Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008.
  • Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 will be available in the following languages:
    • English (EN-US)
    • German (DE-DE)
    • Japanese (JA-JP)
    • French (FR-FR)
    • Spanish (ES-ES)
    • Chinese Hong-Kong (ZH-HK)
    • Chinese Simplified (ZH-CN)
    • Korean (KO-KR)
    • Portuguese (Brazil) (PT-BR)
    • Chinese Traditional (ZH-TW)
    • Italian (IT-IT)
    • Russian (RU-RU)

I’m sure this is in response to VMWare releasing ESXi for free.   This is one of the few situations where we as consumers are really benefiting from this competition.   Unfortunately for Microsoft, VMWare’s ESXi is generally still a better option in most situations, especially the free version.  I haven’t loaded Hyper-V’s free offering yet, but from the description of it, it just sounds like Windows Server 2008 Core with the Hyper-V role.   Either way, still a good option.