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Microsoft issues final Vista test version
News Microsoft on Friday issued what it hopes will be the last public test version of Windows Vista, as it works to put the final program in the hands of some businesses by next month. The company said that Release Candidate 2 of the new operating...
[October 9, 2006, 10:40]
USB 2 arrives in Linux test version
News The faster version 2.0 of the Universal Serial Bus connection technology, the centre of some controversy with Windows, has been incorporated into the latest test version of Linux. Linus Torvalds, founder and leader of the Linux operating-system...
[January 16, 2002, 11:30]
Test version of .Net Server on tap
News Many companies are just now installing Windows 2000 Server throughout their organisations and won't be ready for the new version anytime soon. The near-final testing version of the software comes days after Microsoft revised licensing for the product.
[December 5, 2002, 14:08]
Microsoft issues final Vista test version
Talkback "Microsoft has continued to receive excellent feedback that is helping to improve the overall quality and performance of the product," it said. That's not what I heard - a beta tester told me they included a driver that would deliberately break all...
[October 9, 2006, 14:40]
Microsoft issues final Vista test version
Talkback RC2- After trying RC2 (64-Bit version) for over a month now, it's stable and the majority of programs run with it, however, I can't use my Fatality sound card, HP Scanner, my logitech Bluetooth keyboard & mouse or net-camera!
[October 9, 2006, 16:48]
Microsoft issues final Vista test version
Talkback I downloaded RC1 to check it out. It failed to find my Linksys nic card, SB16PCI sound card, and HP Printer. Lust got RC2 and nothing has changed. Still no sound, no internet and no printing. It is a good thing I switched to PCLINUXOS recently.
[October 9, 2006, 18:44]
Microsoft rolls out public test of Longhorn
News Microsoft on Wednesday said it is releasing its first public test version of Windows Server "Longhorn", as the company works to get the release out the door. Ralston said that the company feels it is on track with the product and is looking to get...
[April 26, 2007, 9:56]
UnitedLinux inches closer to OS goal
News UnitedLinux, the combined effort to create a uniform version of Linux for businesses, on Wednesday named a top executive and said it will ship a test version of its code later this month. UnitedLinux said a test version of its software will be...
[September 19, 2002, 8:34]
Microsoft tests revised e-business software
News On Tuesday, the software giant released a test version of Content Management Server 2002, software that helps businesses create and maintain Web content. The test version of Content Management Server is available as a free download at Microsoft's...
[July 9, 2002, 13:49]
Microsoft steps up the pace on Longhorn
News A more advanced test version of Windows XP's successor has leaked onto the Web, and analysts say it indicates that Microsoft has stepped up work to deliver the new operating system. The new test version is more refined than the one that leaked...
[April 29, 2003, 7:29]
Office delay, Licensing 6 customers pay
News Microsoft is preparing a new test version of its upcoming Office 2003 desktop software, which will delay the final release of the product until later this year. The release will not be a completely new test version.
[April 25, 2003, 11:51]
.Net finds its voice
News Microsoft on Wednesday released the second test version of speech development tools supporting the company's .Net Web services strategy. Microsoft is expected to extend that support in the next version, code-named Office 11.
[October 30, 2002, 15:08]
64-bit Windows nearly with us
News Microsoft said on Tuesday that it has released a near-final test version of updates to its Windows and Windows Server operating systems. The same version of Windows will also accommodate chips from Intel that support 64-bit extensions to the...
[December 8, 2004, 8:10]
Microsoft readies XP update
News Microsoft is set to release a test version of the next update to Windows XP, which adds security features as well as improved support for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi networks. The beta version of Windows XP Service Pack 2 is expected to be made available...
[December 12, 2003, 8:15]
Microsoft puts e-commerce to the test
News Microsoft on Tuesday released a test version of Commerce Server 2002, its latest software for building e-commerce Web sites. The test version is available for download from Microsoft's Web site, with a final version expected this spring, said L.J.
[January 15, 2002, 14:09]
Microsoft slips out Yukon test release
News Microsoft has released another test version of its forthcoming SQL Server 2005 database and has introduced a free management tool to go with it. A third test version, which will be made more widely available to customers, is expected early next year.
[December 7, 2004, 10:10]
Apple browser continues its Safari
News Apple on Monday released an updated test version of its Safari Web browser as part of its efforts to distance its software environment from Microsoft's. The new test browser, dubbed Safari Beta 2, includes added features such as the option for...
[April 14, 2003, 15:07]
Five years ago: IE 4.0 to get public airing inside a fortnight
News Microsoft will put version 4.0 of Internet Explorer (IE) into the beta test spotlight on February 24, according to reports coming out of the US today. However, sources said that a beta test version for public consumption may not be available until...
[February 11, 2002, 6:01]
Microsoft makes beta MOM available
News Microsoft on Tuesday said it released an updated test version of one of its main management software products. Microsoft said the test version is available to all of the company's customers, whether or not they use a current version of Operations...
[December 17, 2003, 8:55]
Public gets a look at new Windows Media Player
News Taking aim at the dominance of Apple Computer, Microsoft this week is launching a test version of a revamped jukebox aimed at trying to knock iTunes down a peg. Vista, due to launch next year, is in limited testing now, with a broader test version...
[May 16, 2006, 8:45]
