Microsoft in final testing on Windows Server 2003 SP1
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The software was originally scheduled to ship by the end of the year, but in October Microsoft pushed the release date into the first half of 2005.
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After a major delay in the early spring which threw off the development cycle of Windows Server 2008, a public beta -- as opposed to a technology preview -- is being released by Microsoft this morning.
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Microsoft is preparing a wave of enterprise products, including the long-awaited update to Windows Server.
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(InfoWorld) - Microsoft's first server OS aimed at helping Windows users organize and share files on a home network is nearly ready for prime time. The companyÂ will releaseÂ Windows Home Server Release Candidate 1 (RC1) to early adopters this week in anticipation of the product's final release later this year. There are two ways for users to get the software. Developers can sign up for the Windows Home Server Code2Fame Challenge, a contest Microsoft has set up to encourage them to build new applications and add-on technology to the OS. Developers are eligible to win up to $50,000 worth of cash and prizes, according to Microsoft. For users who just want to experiment with the new OS, they can get RC1 by participating in a survey , after which they will be permitted to download the software. Microsoft unveiled Windows Home Server, formerly known by the code name Quattro, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. The software is aimed specifically at letting home Windows PC users share and store multimedia and other files, as well as install security to protect files on a home network. Initially Windows Home Server will be distributed through hardware vendors only, though Microsoft is mulling selling it out of the box as well. Hewlett-Packard Co. was the first hardware vendor to sign on to distribute the OS on its MediaSmart Servers, which will be available before the end of the year. The vendor was later joined by U.S. computer maker Gateway Inc., French external storage maker LaCie Group SA and German consumer electronics company Medion AG, which also will build hardware for Windows Home Server. Microsoft also will offer a version of the OS for custom system builders. Windows users said they are curious about the forthcoming OS, but are in no hurry to rush out and purchase a new home server unless it would solve a specific need they have. Windows XP user Matt Villano said he is interested in setting up a home network once he completes an upcoming move to a new residence in the San Francisco Bay area, and is considering Windows Home Server to help him do that. Villano, who works from home, said there are limitations to his current IT workflow, ones setting up a network would solve. "Right now when I print, I have to shut down, undock from my station, dock at [my wife's] and start up again," he said. "A home network would eliminate that." Villano said that Windows Home Server is only one option he is mulling to set up his network, but likes the idea of using the product to manage multimedia files as well as perform everyday tasks. However, he said he would need to read about and evaluate Windows Home Server carefully before making any final purchasing decisions.
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As Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 signals the new operating system is nearing its release, Microsoft is still hard at work on the next version of Windows Server, still code-named "Longhorn." The company over the weekend released an August CTP.
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Released to manufacturing Microsoft this morning released Service Pack 1 for Vista and Windows Server 2008 to manufacturers.â¦
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Microsoft Corp. has released a near-final version of its new Windows Vista operating system to a select group of technical experts who are testing the software.
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The reason it's called "beta testing" is to anticipate and isolate problems. But a big problem reported by some -- not all -- Vista SP1 testers is causing Microsoft to take a step back.
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com. Labeling 2005 a &quot;breakout year&quot; for its server operating-system line, Microsoft on Monday laid out a revised road map for Windows Server 2003 that promised the release of the second edition in the last half and a service pack in the first.
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US software maker Microsoft has announced the availability of a combination of tools, prescriptive guidance, training and technical support for customers that are considering migrating from Novell NetWare to Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
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Master the server Windows Server 2008 is due for release on February 29, and as with most Microsoft releases, the fanfare from Seattle can be heard worldwide. Will it do what you want it to? What skills do you need? Is it any good?â¦
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Microsoft (Quote, Chart) has issued significant security enhancements to its operating system software, making the Windows Server 2003 SP1 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) available for download.
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A Vista Service Pack is on the way -- Microsoft says a beta of Service Pack 1 will be available "in a few weeks." Many users, waiting for SP1's arrival before taking the upgrade plunge, will wait even longer with the news that the pack will contain mostly bug fixes -- and few new features.
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Microsoft released its first service pack for Systems Management Server 2003 with support for Windows XP SP2 and Virtual Server 2005.
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Microsoft announced today that it will soon release -- to a limited number of testers -- a beta version of Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista. Here's what we know so far.
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Microsoft Corp.  released on  Friday the final test version of its upcoming Windows operating  system and said the launch for the highly-anticipated upgrade  is running on schedule.
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Finally emerging from beta after Microsoft told an already anxious customer base in May of last year it would eventually be available early in first quarter 2007, Service Pack 1 of Virtual Server 2005 R2 has at last emerged from beta. But some customers looking for a feature that Microsoft brochures said it has may be disappointed today to learn they really should have said it's a feature that SP1 supports (big difference): Volume Shadow Services.