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Vista Vista Vista ... and "Windows Server 2007"

Thursday, 28 July 2005 by Michel Roth

Vista is everywhere.... fot those of you that have been living in outer space the last week or so, Windows Vista beta 1 is an important milestone on Microsoft Corp.’s path to releasing the final version of Windows Vista. Beta 1 will provide developers, IT professionals and Windows® enthusiasts with an opportunity to test the operating system’s infrastructure and provide Microsoft with valuable feedback. Beta 1 is being delivered to more than 10,000 beta testers via the Windows Vista Technical Beta Program, and thousands more people will receive beta 1 through the MSDN® developer program and Microsoft® TechNet.

Read Tons on Windows Vista here.

It's not just the first beta of Windows client that is going to testers today. Microsoft also is delivering on Wednesday the first beta bits of its Longhorn Server product, due to ship in 2007. Microsoft has not yet decided on a final name for the next version of its Windows Server operating system (other than the fact that it won't be Vista), according to company officials. But what the company has decided upon is the set of core Longhorn foundation technologies and application programming interfaces for Longhorn Server components. Those elements will comprise the first Longhorn Server beta release.

By the time Longhorn Server ships, which is still expected to happen in 2007, the product will provide the following features and functionality, according to company officials.

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