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Microsoft Longhorn Server Slated For Second Half Of '07

At its Management Summit, Microsoft narrows down Longhorn Server's release date and reveals Vista security will come with strings attached. Longhorn Server, the next version of the Windows Server operating system, will ship in the second half of 2007. Microsoft also introduced a new scripting language for controlling Windows applications, and said some of Windows Vista's security features will require additional Microsoft products.

During a speech at the conference in San Diego, Microsoft senior VP of servers and tools Bob Muglia demonstrated features of the upcoming Windows Vista operating system he said could lower administrative costs for IT departments, including rolling out, securing, and monitoring the performance of PC networks. "Vista will be, without a shadow of doubt, the most secure version of Windows we've ever released," Muglia said. Microsoft is designing new versions of its Operations Manager and System Management Center products for distributing Vista to PCs, Muglia added. The desktop operating system is scheduled to ship early next year.

InformationWeek

Posted by | Wed, Apr 26, 2006 - 06:40 AM