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Longhorn Server to be christened Windows Server 2008

To next to no ones surprise, Microsoft is going to christen Longhorn Server "Windows Server 2008." And it might do so as early as next week to coincide with the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference WinHEC in Los Angeles. How can I be so sure? Microsoft posted the new...

Tags: WinHEC, Windows Server Longhorn, Windows server, Corporate strategy

Blog posts 2007-05-10

Microsoft postpones 'Viridian' virtualization features

Microsoft has postponed a handful of its "Viridian" hypervisor features in order to maintain its goal of delivering the technology as an add-on to Longhorn Server within 180 days of Longhorn Servers shipment. In a May 10 blog post, General Manager of Virtualization Strategy Mike Neil, acknowledged that Microsoft...

Tags: Corporate strategy, Virtualization, Windows server, Windows Server Longhorn

Blog posts 2007-05-10

First public Longhorn Server beta is ready for download

Microsoft just posted for download the first public beta of Longhorn Server. Anyone interested in trying out Longhorn Server can get the Beta 3 bits here. The latest build follows on an unanticipated Community Technology Preview CTP build of Longhorn Server, which Microsoft made available earlier this month. ...

Tags: Windows Server Longhorn, Windows server

Blog posts 2007-04-25

Unexpected Longhorn Server test build ready for download

Last I heard, Microsofts next expected release of Longhorn Server was supposed to be Beta 3, expected by testers some time in April. On April 4, Microsoft did deliver a new Longhorn Server release to testers. But it was yet another Community Technology Preview CTP interim test build, not...

Tags: Windows server, Windows Server Longhorn

Blog posts 2007-04-05

New Longhorn Server test build released; Beta 3 up next

Its not yet Beta 3, but the newest test build of Windows Server Longhorn was released to a select group on February 16. Microsoft made the private February Community Technology Preview CTP build of Longhorn Server available for download via Microsoft Connect. The newest build is Number 6001.16461.070209-1510. ...

Tags: Security, Windows server, Windows Server Longhorn

Blog posts 2007-02-19

My top 10 Microsoft event picks for 2007

Im sure Ill be adding more to this as the year rolls along, but heres my list of must-attend Microsoft events. (Some of these -- like the MVP Summit and MGX -- I am not authorized to attend. But I still consider them key for anyone watching the...

Tags: Housekeeping, Windows Server Longhorn, Windows server, Database, Corporate strategy, Development tools, Office, Management tools, Dynamics ERP, Dynamics CRM, Microsoft Corp.

Blog posts 2007-01-12

Microsoft releases new test build of Longhorn Server

Speak of the devil. Microsoft released to testers on the evening EST of December 20 the December Community Technology Preview CTP build of Longhorn Server. Microsoft has posted the new Longhorn Server bits to the Microsoft Connect site for download. The December CTP is what was slated to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Servers, Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn, Microsoft Longhorn, server, Microsoft Corp.

Blog posts 2006-12-20

Vista Server?

Now that Windows Vista is done and is already being pirated and cracked, Windows watchers thoughts are turning to Longhorn Server. So its fair to ask what the final name of Microsofts successor to Windows Server 2003 will be. When Microsoft announced that Vista would be the final name...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn, Windows Server Longhorn, Windows server, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista Server, server

Blog posts 2006-11-13

Will Vista SP1 be a bridge to Longhorn Server?

When Microsoft launches Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 in New York on November 30, company officials will emphasize how the three products work well on their own, but will work a lot "better together." But what about Longhorn Server? Does that fit into the equation, too, even...

Tags: Vista, Windows Server Longhorn, Windows XP, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Longhorn Server, Microsoft Windows Vista, server, Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn

Blog posts 2006-11-08

Vista down. Up next: Longhorn Server

Now that Windows Vista is finally finished, its time to turn the spotlight onto the next version of Windows due to hit: Longhorn Server. Microsoft has been releasing regular test builds of Longhorn Server for more than a year, to far less fanfare and criticism than Vista garnered during the...

Tags: Vista, Windows Server Longhorn, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Longhorn Server, Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn

Blog posts 2006-11-08

Additional Resources

Print this: Actually, please don't, but DO think about why printers should get more airtime in green tech discussions

I was talking to someone within the past couple of months (I honestly can't remember who right now, sorry) who made a pretty profound statement that seems pertinent in the context of this post. I had just admitted, somewhat shamefacedly, to my ongoing addiction to printing out my notes, presentations...

Tags: Green Technology, Printing, Printers, Document Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Live Services as Microsoft's consumer Web platform

It's been tricky keeping separate all of the "layers" in the Microsoft cloud strata. One of those layers, Live Services, has been especially amorphous. But now Live Services is a little clearer, thanks to a new Web site detailing an upcoming series of Microsoft events. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Web, Microsoft Corp., Live Platform, Channel Management, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Microsoft expected to release Silverlight 2 next week

It sounds like Monday October 13 is the day that Microsoft will announce that Silverlight 2 is done. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp., .Net, Apple Mac OS X, Application Servers, Apple Mac OS, RSS, Middleware, Operating Systems, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Software, Enterprise Software, Internet, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Microsoft's 'conceptual touch designs'

I've written from time to time about Apple and their rumoured tablet devices, applications for tablet PC's, multi-touch and Surface, and all those touchy-feely concepts we've been hearing about, but when do we get to actually see them? Microsoft has recently kicked forward their Software+Services, which for...

Tags: Tablet PC, Microsoft Corp., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Are there really too many Windows editions?

Ask any Windows pundit about all the different versions of Windows Vista that Microsoft offers and you'll invariably get the same response. There are too many! Consumers are confused! It all needs to be simplified! To which I say: Be careful what you wish for. The case for reducing the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Edition, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Microsoft Big Brains: Gary Flake

Today I am launching a new series, "Microsoft Big Brains." Over the course of the coming weeks, I'll be profiling Microsoft's Technical Fellows -- the 22 or so individuals who are helping to fill Chairman Bill Gates' shoes at the company, in terms of setting Redmond's future product/strategy agenda. The...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Team Management, Search, Strategy, Management, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC

Security company Symantec has released a tool that helps to make Vista's UAC User Account Control feature clearer and less of a pain to use. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Symantec Corp., Norton Co., Microsoft Corp., Tool, UAC, Productivity, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Is Google working on the synchronization problem?

ReadWriteWeb has a post up about the fact that Zoho has added offline access to Zoho Mail using Gears. Zoho continues to do a really good job of innovating when it comes to Ajax-based RIAs. They were very early to the game in creating offline support for Zoho Docs before...

Tags: Google Inc., Rich Internet Application, Microsoft Corp., ReadWriteWeb, Zoho Mail, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC

Security company Symantec has released a tool that helps to make Vista's UAC User Account Control feature clearer and less of a pain to use. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, uac, vista, norton, microsoft, security

Image galleries 2008-10-10

Wall Street: MSFT should buy Yahoo, consider RIM

A Wall Street investor has suggested that the stars may be aligned just right for Microsoft to make another run at Yahoo, this time for $22 per share. Investment fund Mithras Capital, which owns more than 1.9 million shares, or 0.14 percent, of Yahoo, said Microsoft has a window of...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., MSFT, Financial Accounting, Search, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Finance, Marketing, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-10