svanderclock [08-11-20 22.44] :

> Dear Dean,
>
> This is for WinDows Server 2003 !
> Me i speak about windows server 2008 64 Bit Edition !
>
> they say than for both standard and web edition :
> X64 Sockets: 4
> X64 RAM: 32 GB
>
> so their is still an advantage to take the windows server 2008
> standard in place of the web edition ??
>

it's just a matter of funcionnality
cf http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/compare-specs.aspx
IMHO Both are ok and Web edition is enough
but read the licensing issue first :
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/licensing-overview.aspx