Executive Update

Windows Vista and WinFX: What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been

Posted March 1, 2006 | Technology |

At last Windows Vista (the operating system formerly known as Longhorn) has reached beta, and Microsoft is confident that the client version will enter production by the end of 2006. However, the server (which for some reason is still called Longhorn) will not be generally available until 2007.

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Tom Welsh
Tom Welsh is a Senior Consultant with Cutter Consortium's Business & Enterprise Architecture practice. He is an independent consultant and analyst specializing in middleware, object technology, and software engineering. At Digital Equipment Corporation, Mr. Welsh was a hardware technician, software support specialist, corporate software developer, and senior technology consultant, before taking on the task of marketing Digital's OO software… Read More
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