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...
Microsoft first announced plans for Longhorn in 2001. The next version of Windows finally has an official name: Windows Vista. Microsoft has also registered the domain name windowsvista.us. The advertising tagline for Vista is "Clear, Confident...
New security features planned for the Longhorn version of Windows Server will include an automatic patch check and a file system that can fix itself, Microsoft said. At an unspecified time after it releases Longhorn Server, Microsoft plans to add a...
In addition, Microsoft will distribute Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 2. Muglia said Microsoft's security products will be rebranded under the Forefront name, which the company will use for security-related products going forward.
It will be part of future versions of all Microsoft products but debuts in Windows Vista and Windows Server 'Longhorn', said Cori Hartje, director of Microsoft's Windows Genuine Software Initiative. It may seem like businesses will have to count...
Confirming news that had already leaked on its website, Microsoft also announced Windows Server 2008 as the official name of Windows Server "Longhorn", which is due to be finalised later this year. Microsoft has sold nearly 40 million copies of...