W2008R2 & W7 SP1 public beta coming

The contents of this press release were announced during the TechEd North America keynote: http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2010/jun10/06-07TechEd2010PR.mspx

“Public beta of service pack 1 (SP1) for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 coming by end of July. The new virtualization tools in SP1 will help Windows Server 2008 R2 users prepare for cloud computing, Remote FX provides rich 3-D graphical experience for remote users, and Dynamic Memory enables more control to adjust memory usage without sacrificing performance. The service pack also will include a series of incremental updates, previously delivered through Windows Update, for both Windows Server and Windows 7 users.”

Ben Armstrong (Virtualization Program Manager) was also there at TechEd, talking about Dynamic Memory in Hyper-V R2 SP1 (download available).

Later edit: check out the DM presentation recording here.