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Windows XP nears final release
News Microsoft late on Tuesday issued a nearly finished version of Windows XP to testers, signaling it plans to release final code earlier than expected. Microsoft is also expected to release Internet Explorer 6, which is integrated into Windows XP...
[August 16, 2001, 8:30]
Final countdown for Firefox 1.5 release
News The next major version of the open source browser Firefox will be released on Tuesday, according to the Mozilla Corporation. Mozilla said on Monday Firefox 1.5 would be available from getfirefox.com and Mozilla.com sometime after 1200 Pacific...
[November 29, 2005, 10:05]
Microsoft tightens XP's security
News RC1 versions of software releases are typically bridges between the beta and the final release, incorporating changes based on tester feedback. The final version of SP2 is set for release in the second quarter of this year.
[March 18, 2004, 7:25]
Mozilla: Final Firefox 3 beta is faster and lighter
News The fifth and final beta version of Firefox 3 was released on Wednesday, ahead of the updated browser's final release in June. Now that the final beta is out, the next stage for Firefox 3 will be a release candidate, which will probably come in May.
[April 3, 2008, 13:09]
Firefox 3.5 to 'upgrade the web', says Mozilla
News Mozilla plans to issue a release candidate for Firefox 3.5 on Friday and the final version by the end of June, Firefox director Mike Beltzner said on Tuesday. We're aiming the final release around the end of the month," Beltzner said.
[June 17, 2009, 9:05]
Microsoft on Hyper-V: 'We're virtually there'
News Microsoft has reached the feature-complete release-candidate stage for its Hyper-V hypervisor-based virtualisation software for Windows Server 2008, meaning that it now resides in the middle ground between beta-stage development and final release.
[March 19, 2008, 14:36]
Microsoft readies Silverlight release candidate
News Silverlight 1.0 is scheduled for final release in the autumn, and Visual Studio 2008 and the .Net Framework 3.5 are set for release by the end of the year. The plug-in is expected to be ready soon after the final release of Visual Studio 2008.
[July 27, 2007, 16:42]
Windows Server 2003 R2 is nearing completion
News Microsoft said on Thursday that it has reached the near-final, Release Candidate 0 (RC0) stage for Windows Server 2003 R2, an update to its server operating system. The software giant said it remains on track to release a final version of R2 in the...
[August 31, 2005, 9:45]
Countdown: WindowsMe marches on
News Microsoft continued its countdown toward the next consumer release of Windows with this week's delivery to testers of the final release candidate of its final beta. Now that we are so very, very close to the release of Final Beta, it is time to...
[April 3, 2000, 9:13]
64-bit Windows nearly with us
News Microsoft reiterated that all three products are slated for final release in the first half of next year, with a second release candidate in between. The company said it hopes to release a public beta of R2 in the first half of next year, with the...
[December 8, 2004, 8:10]
Firefox 3 final beta to be released in March
News Firefox 3 edges closer to release, with the fourth and final beta of the web browser out "in a couple of weeks", according to Mozilla's vice president of engineering, Mike Schroepfer. The final Firefox 3 beta release will address issues including...
[February 26, 2008, 14:20]
Microsoft ready with IE8 release candidate
News Microsoft on Monday released a near-final release candidate version of Internet Explorer 8, the next version of its web browser. In an interview, IE general manager Dean Hachamovitch said there will be little change between the release candidate...
[January 27, 2009, 7:33]
JBoss gets Nuked
News JBoss Group, the people behind the eponymous open-source Java application server, next month plans to release the final version of its content management system based on the popular PostNuke and PHPNuke.
[January 22, 2004, 12:00]
Third Firefox release candidate imminent
News The third and potentially final release candidate of Firefox 1.5 is fast approaching launch, according to Mozilla Europe on Thursday morning. This release will include a fix of two bugs that were found in the second release candidate, and Nitot was...
[November 17, 2005, 11:50]
Novell finalises OpenSuse 11
News Novell has released the last public version of OpenSuse 11.0 for testing, before the software's final release later this month. One additional internal release is planned for 12 June, followed by a final release date of 19 June.
[June 2, 2008, 16:53]
Media Player rejigs content
News The company said it wants to get feedback from "digital music enthusiasts" on those features before a final release. Microsoft is expected to release the first test version of its new Windows Media Player software on Wednesday, marking a...
[June 2, 2004, 8:30]
Key testing version of Windows XP released
News Release candidates are final testing versions before the software is sent to manufacturing and to PC makers. Microsoft on Friday released the first of two expected final testing versions of Windows XP.
[July 2, 2001, 10:33]
Bluetooth: Spec. complete - work begins on products
News The final specification is due for release Wednesday and will be published on the Bluetooth Web site in two volumes -- the Bluetooth Specification Version 1.0 Foundation Core and the Foundation Profiles.
[July 19, 1999, 9:44]
Ubuntu 9.04 release candidate published
News The Ubuntu project has published a release candidate, or final testing version, for the upcoming 9.04 version of its popular Linux distribution. If release candidates prove stable, they sometimes end up being final production versions, although...
[April 17, 2009, 8:46]
Red Hat publishes Fedora 9 preview
News Red Hat has published a "preview release" of Fedora 9, the next version of its freely available Linux distribution, which will be the last public release before the final edition next month. The final version of Fedora 9 was initially planned for...
[April 22, 2008, 14:40]
