Microsoft is shooting for a private beta of that release later this month, with a goal of having about 1,000 testers. The company said it hopes to release a public beta of R2 in the first half of next year, with the final release some time in the...
Though the next version of Windows Server is not expected until 2007, Microsoft said on Thursday that it's on track to deliver a beta version of the operating system this summer. A company representative would not give a specific date for the...
Microsoft has confirmed that just a handful of people will get to look at the beta version of Longhorn Server, despite the public release of a beta for its next-generation client-side operating system, Windows Vista.
The preview releases allow Microsoft to gather feedback on the new operating system more quickly than it could using only a traditional beta program, the company said. The updated Windows Server Longhorn code is available only to participants in a...
Microsoft has delayed an update to its current virtualisation software and the beta debut of its next-generation successor code-named Viridian. A public beta version of Viridian - formally called Windows Server virtualisation - was set for release...
Beta 3, like a recently released private test version, is "feature complete", Ralston said, including new features just added to the program such as the PowerShell command line interface and several new server roles.