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Microsoft Updates Its Windows Server Roadmap
Expect Longhorn Server Beta 3 in the first half of next year, but no Windows Server 'Centro' for mid-size businesses until 2008. And there might be a Windows Server Branch Office in the future, after all. Microsoft executives are sharing publicly more details on the company's Windows Server roadmap, especially Windows Longhorn Server and follow-on releases. Despite the fact that Microsoft has been pushing out regular test builds of Longhorn Server, "prior to the Beta 2 release, we hadn't really talked a lot about the functionality in Longhorn Server," acknowledged Jeff Price, a senior director on the Windows Server team, speaking at the company's annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) here on May 23.Microsoft is releasing to testers Beta 2 builds of Longhorn Server, Windows Vista and Office 2007, starting this week. The Beta 2 build of Longhorn Server is build 5384, the same build number as Vista Beta 2. Microsoft is planning to release a Beta 3 build of Longhorn Server in the first half of 2007, company officials told WinHEC attendees. The final Longhorn Server product will ship in the latter half of 2007, company officials added. Until recently, a number of company watchers were expecting Microsoft to release Longhorn Server in the first part of 2007. (more)