From features and requirements to versions and release dates, here is everything you need to know about the upcoming update to the dominant operating system.
Say what you want about Longhorn, just don't call it Windows XP Service Pack 3.
Microsoft is expected next month to disclose more details on Longhorn, its planned upgrade to Windows, as the company looks to drive demand for the forthcoming operating system.
Microsoft has more to do on its new operating system, but this first beta suggests that Windows Vista could be up to par with Linux and Apple Mac OS X.
Microsoft this week gave customers a look at forthcoming development and management tools that are part of the company's long-term plans for the product.
Microsoft is moving ahead with plans to more tightly integrate the development of Windows, Office and its other programs--and much of these efforts are tied to Longhorn.
The next version of Windows, code-named Longhorn, isn't due for a few years. But Microsoft has recently divulged more information on the OS, which promises to be a significant upgrade.
Microsoft has announced plans for new development tools, as the company continues to lay the groundwork for its next major database and operating system software releases.
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Microsoft will disclose more details about the next "big" version of Windows and show off prototypes of smart set-top boxes and PCs at its Windows Hardware Engineering Conference this week.
A more advanced test version of Windows XP's successor has leaked onto the Web, and analysts say it indicates that Microsoft has stepped up work to deliver the new operating system.
The long-awaited release of Exchange Server 2007 is fast approaching and, according to Microsoft, it will ship in "late 2006 or early 2007".
Windows Server 2003 will be launched in 'modules' in an effort to make Microsoft as responsive as the open-source community to development issues.
Apple Computer plans to continue rapidly bringing out new versions of Mac OS X, but it won't continue at quite the pace it's maintained in recent years.
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