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Brian Valentine talks Windows Server 2003

Eugenia Loli 2003-04-16 Windows 3 Comments

With Windows Server 2003 development coming to a close earlier this year, Paul Thurrott had the chance to sit down with Brian Valentine, Senior Vice President of the Windows team at Microsoft, and discuss the company's most complex and customer-driven Windows Server version ever.

Windows Server 2003 Overtakes Solaris 9 on the Web

Eugenia Loli 2003-04-14 Windows 52 Comments

The number of sites running Windows Server 2003 is already more than the number running Sun Solaris 9, even though the former has not yet been formally launched, the latest monthly web server survey from Netcraft has found.

Windows Longhorn build 4015 M5 Screenshots

Submitted by Alejandro Neira 2003-04-14 Windows 59 Comments

For more information and screen shots for this newly... leaked alpha version of the next generation of Windows, codenamed Longhorn, check WinBeta.org.

Windows Server 2003 Editions Compared

Eugenia Loli 2003-04-10 Windows 18 Comments

"Sure, Microsoft has its own table comparing the various Windows Server 2003 editions, but that version is incomplete, hard to read, and poorly organized, especially if you're interested in the features that are specific to the 64-bit editions of this product family. So here is my own comparative table, which I think you'll find to be much more readable." Check it out over at WinSuperSite.

Microsoft Grants “full access” to Windows CE Source

Submitted by Jill 2003-04-10 Windows 18 Comments

Microsoft Corp. "dropped the other shoe" today, as it were, announcing the first source code sharing program for its Windows CE embedded operating system that allows developers and manufacturers to actually redistribute modified OS code in real products. Read the report at WindowsForDevices.

Microsoft Announces Support for AMD Opteron and Athlon 64

Submitted by Dennis 2003-04-09 Windows 14 Comments

Microsoft plans to deliver two specialized versions of its Windows operating system software for AMDs' forthcoming 64-bit processors. Full announcement here.

Windows Server 2003 Shows Performance Boost

Submitted by Prognathous 2003-04-08 Windows 12 Comments

Tests of final code show Microsoft's latest operating system is appreciably faster than its predecessor.

64-Bit Win Server Takes On Unix Head To Head

Eugenia Loli 2003-04-04 Windows 19 Comments

The pending launch of Windows Server 2003 will be a milestone not only for Microsoft, but for the other half of Wintel, too. It's been eight years since Intel got into the server market and two years since it shipped a 64-bit processor, the Itanium. On April 24, a 64-bit version of Windows that takes advantage of Intel's 64-bit design will become generally available.

Windows Server 2003: Worth the Wait

Eugenia Loli 2003-04-04 Windows 25 Comments

"Long-awaited OS a strong performer with good scalability" InfoWorld states in their 3-page review .

Windows Application Compatibility Toolkit 3.0 Released

Eugenia Loli 2003-04-02 Windows No Comments

The Windows Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) version 3.0 for Windows 2000-SP3/XP/Server-2003 contains the tools and documentation you need to design, deploy, and support applications on these platforms.

Microsoft Calls AMD X86-64 Operating System ‘Anvil’

Eugenia Loli 2003-04-02 Windows 17 Comments

"But now we have absolute confirmation that there is an X86-64 version of Windows for the Hammer platform and rather suitably Microsoft has codenamed it Anvil," TheInquirer claims. The existence of Opteron and Athlon64 processors with support from Microsoft, and even apparently its thorough endorsement, will put some serious pressure on Intel to re-examine its desktop 64-bit strategy" says another Inquirer article.

Leave Windows 9x Behind

Eugenia Loli 2003-04-02 Windows 52 Comments

Check out the top five reasons for moving to Windows 2000 or XP, and find out what you need to do if you decide to make the change. The article is at ZDNet's TechUpdate.

Microsoft Releases WinXP 64-Bit Edition (ver 2003) to Manufacturing

Eugenia Loli 2003-03-28 Windows 19 Comments

Microsoft Corp. today announced the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003. Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 is optimized to enable customers to take advantage of the performance enhancements in the Intel Itanium 2 processor.

Windows Server 2003 Goes Gold

Eugenia Loli 2003-03-28 Windows 13 Comments

Microsoft on Friday is expected to reveal release of finished Windows Server 2003 code, as the company prepares for the April 24 launch in San Francisco.

Windows Server Plan Goes Modular; .Net App Ports: Speed or Grace?

Eugenia Loli 2003-03-26 Windows 29 Comments

When Microsoft launches Windows Server 2003 next month, many additional pieces to the operating system will be works in progress. In the meantime an article asks: when porting applications to .Net, do you have to forsake style to enable speed? It's a tough choice, TechUpdate says.

An Early Look at Windows Longhorn’s New FileSystem

Eugenia Loli 2003-03-25 Windows 60 Comments

"Imagine a Windows operating system that makes the physical location of your files irrelevant. Imagine that, regardless of where you save a file, you can search for it, find it, and open it from any location on your computer--so that anytime you need to organize, access, or otherwise manage any file on your system, it's all just one viewing pane away. That's the concept we see in early builds of Windows Longhorn, the OS Microsoft says will merge all flavors of Windows XP, and, more importantly, overhaul the Windows file system for the first time since Windows NT." Read the article at News.com.

Windows 2003 Server Feature Guide & Review at WinBeta.org

Eugenia Loli 2003-03-22 Windows 11 Comments

WinBeta.org features a preview article of the new server operating system by Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server, accompanied by a number of screenshots.

Windows Longhorn, Blackcomb Plans in Flux

Eugenia Loli 2003-03-20 Windows 8 Comments

In Las Vegas for Microsoft Management Summit 2003, Microsoft Senior Vice President Brian Valentine revealed that plans for the next two Windows releases--code-named Longhorn and Blackcomb--are very much in flux. Microsoft officials also say they are again considering shipping a server version of the Longhorn operating system after announcing late last year that it would be released for the desktop only. Read the reports at WinInformant and NWFusion.

Critical Windows 2000 WebDAV Hole Found, Patched

David Adams 2003-03-18 Windows 18 Comments

Microsoft Windows 2000 servers are vulnerable to a WebDAV security exploit. There's information and a patch available at Microsoft's web site.

MS Windows History – from pre-Windows 1.0 to Windows Server 2003

Submitted by Prognathous 2003-03-17 Windows 13 Comments

A 16 page long, illustrated history of Windows, from 1981 untill today, at NeoWin.