The leaked version of the new desktop operating system, code-named Longhorn, hints of major changes under the Windows hood, as Microsoft radically improves file management and searching features in Windows and in Yukon, the code-name for the next...
While Microsoft is working on a more major update to Windows, codenamed Longhorn, the company wanted to issue a release for XP that could improve security in the near term, he said. The company has been beta testing the software since late last year.
The company has said publicly that Longhorn Beta 1would arrive by the end of 2005, though internally, the company has been aiming for a release by midyear. John Montgomery, a director in Microsoft's developer division, said during an interview at...
Istanbul, which has been in the beta testing phase for several months, is a new client for Live Communications Server, Microsoft's corporate instant messaging software. Istanbul is an internal code name.
In a TechNet web chat for developers and technology professionals in December, Microsoft representatives said Monad will support Windows Server 2003, Windows XP and Longhorn, which at that time was the code name for both the client and server...
In addition, Microsoft will distribute Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 2. To promote the creation of mash-up applications using Microsoft Live-branded services, the company launched the beta of a new informational website called Windows Live Dev on...