The release allows people to evaluate the increased control, flexibility and protection built into Microsoft(R) Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 3, available for download today at http://www.microsoft.com/getbeta3. The final version of Windows Server "Longhorn" is on track for release to manufacturing in the second half of 2007.
"As they take it for a test drive, our customers and partners will find we made some vast improvements in Windows Server 'Longhorn' to help them reduce costs and adapt to changing business needs," said Bill Laing, general manager of the Windows Server Division at Microsoft. "Between early adopter customers and Microsoft IT, we have hundreds of servers running in production environments today. If there's one message we want to send today, it is get ready, download and evaluate."