Designed to be used specifically as a single-purpose Web server, Windows Web Server 2008 delivers on a rock-solid foundation of Web infrastructure capabilities in the next-generation Windows Server 2008. Integrated with the newly re-architected IIS 7.0, ASP.NET, and the Microsoft .NET Framework, Windows Web Server 2008 enables any organization to rapidly deploy Web pages, Web sites, Web applications, and Web services.

Windows Server 2008 includes improved Web administration, diagnostics, development, and application tools with Internet Information Services 7.0 (IIS 7.0), a major upgrade from IIS 6.0. Windows Server 2008 unifies the Microsoft Web publishing platform, in

Modular design and installation options allow installation of only the features needed, reducing attack surfaces and making patch management easier

IIS Manager, a new task-based management interface, plus a new appcmd.exe command-line tool make administration easier

Cross-site deployment allows you to easily copy Web site settings across multiple Web servers without additional configuration

Delegated administration of applications and sites lets you give control to different parts of the Web server to those who need it

Integrated Web server health management with comprehensive diagnostic and troubleshooting tools allow easy visibility and tracking of requests running on the Web server

Programmatic access to configuration stores through WM or Microsoft.Web.Administration, a new management API that enables editing the XML configuration files for your Web server, sites, or applications

Enhanced application pool isolation keeps sites and applications isolated from each other for greater security and stability

Fast CGI support to reliably run PHP apps, Perl scripts, and Ruby applications

Tighter integration with ASP.NET features and one configuration store for all Web platform configuration settings across IIS 7.0 and ASP.NET

A flexible extensibility model enables customization such as the addition of new modules using either native or managed code