RSSWindows Server 2003 Released to Manufacturing
By Nate Mook | Published March 28, 2003, 12:00 AM
UPDATED Microsoft announced on Friday that Windows Server 2003 has gone gold as Redmond gears up for the official launch on April 24. The release to manufacturing means the code has been deemed final and OEMs may soon begin shipping systems running the new operating system.
Sporting build number 3790, evaluation versions of the final Windows Server 2003 code are now available for download by beta testers. Testers, however, will not receive full complimentary copies of the operating system as they do with most other Microsoft betas.
The first major server update since the release of Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 represents an important step forward for Microsoft. With the company struggling to keep hold of its enterprise market share, Windows Server 2003 will act as a conduit for numerous Microsoft technologies including .NET and Greenwich - Redmond's real-time communications platform.
Several add-on components to Windows Server 2003, including the Group Policy Management Console and Windows Team Services, will ship over the next six months, the company has said.
"I've been involved in the development of every release of Windows Server, and this is by far the most secure, most reliable, highest-performing server operating system we've ever built," said Dave Thompson, corporate vice president of the Windows Server Product Group at Microsoft.
"We've been proving the reliability and performance of Windows Server 2003 with the widest early adoption we've ever had. This has been a long but very productive road," said Thompson.
Plagued by delays, development of Windows Server 2003 has spanned close to three years. The new operating system was originally code-named Whistler Server and was developed in parallel to the client OS that became Windows XP. Microsoft went through four name changes before settling on the Windows Server 2003 designation in January.
Windows Server 2003 will ship in four iterations: Web Edition, Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, and a Datacenter Edition that will only be available through select OEMs. Microsoft announced pricing for each version early this month.
Registration has been opened for launch events showcasing the operating system to be held across the nation starting April 24. Attendees will receive evaluation versions of Windows Server 2003 and Visual Studio .NET 2003.
do you know where I could get this software so that I may try this software as well?
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|try the Edonkey2K P2P file sharing system. but don't ask us to post links to stuff like this in a public forum. I am sure you'll be able to find it with some effort.
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|What is the build number for the final release?
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|I have heard, but not yet seen with my own eyes... The build number is 3790.
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|you all really think this is going to be released to numskulls like yourselfs at a time like this. i work for the MSN team and we are told when it will be released and the build number will not be released untill the code name has, which is Cigar Creek. now i may tell you the build number which is the same as longhorn but a 9 on the end.
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|who are you calling numbskulls? for your information, many will see this product on their computers before you see it on the store shelves.
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|Having seen it with my own eyes, 3790 is indeed the build.
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|You know, you figure someone that was on the "MSN team" would have at least some level of maturity... and at *least* be able to correctly spell basic, grade school level, simple words.
And you're right, they won't release it to us "numskulls." But do you think that means we couldn't get ahold of it?
Gee, I seem to recall seeing the final version of Windows XP on many computers 2-3 months before it was released.
Come on now, don't tell me you're THAT dumb.
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|Heh, I already have it. Damn kids and their know it all attitudes. ;p
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|you're on the msn team, so wtf do you do? clean the toilets or mop the floors...
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|Hey kid, your mom is calling to go wash your hands before supper!!! Like an MSN/Microsoft employee is going to call potential customers numskulls...
Go wash your face, and apply a fresh coat of clearasil before responding again...
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