During his keynote at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates unveiled plans to launch a new consumer product for families: Windows Home Server. Slated for availability later this year with the HP MediaSmart Server, Windows Home Server will allow families with multiple PCs to easily protect treasured images, music, personal documents and videos; centrally store that content; and access it from outside the home.

PressPass spoke with Steven VanRoekel, director of Microsoft’s Windows Server Solutions Group, and Maureen Weber, general manager, HP Personal Storage Business, to discuss how Windows Home Server and the HP MediaSmart Server hardware will provide a unique set of benefits for digital households.