Will Longhorn Be Worth The Pain?
News The three pillars of the software giant's next generation Windows OS, due to ship in late 2006, originally comprised Avalon, a new graphics and presentation subsystem, Indigo, a Web services and communications architecture, and WinFS, a new file...
[March 18, 2005, 16:25]
Longhorn Lowdown: What's Up?
News The one column, Indigo, looks at the other column, Avalon, in shock. The next piece of news that affects all developers relates to Avalon, the new desktop management system for Longhorn. There are going to be some performance issues to solve, as...
[November 17, 2004, 13:50]
Longhorn's Range Shrunk For Greater Speed
News Longhorn was originally supposed to have three major changes: a new file system, WinFS; a new graphics and presentation engine known as Avalon; and Indigo, a Web services and communication architecture.
[August 31, 2004, 10:50]
Longhorn Beta To Arrive 'by June'
News Two of the components -- a presentation engine called Avalon and a Web services architecture called Indigo -- are being pulled out of the next Windows release so they can be offered for both Longhorn and the current generation of Windows operating...
[February 8, 2005, 8:10]
Developers Cautiously Welcome Vista
News As Microsoft is making Indigo, Avalon and WinFS available on Windows XP, some developers may choose to stick with Microsoft's latest operating system rather than migrating. Software developer Mike Roberts said the most interesting parts about Vista...
[September 15, 2005, 12:25]
Microsoft Scales Back Longhorn For 2006 Launch
News The company said Longhorn will still include three major advances: a new file system known as WinFS, a new graphics engine dubbed Avalon and a Web Services architecture known as Indigo. As for where the cuts to Longhorn may come, some may be in the...
[April 12, 2004, 10:35]
Indigo Community Technology Preview Released
News Under the new plan, Indigo, a new graphics subsystem called Avalon and a new file system called WinFS are being retooled to work with the existing Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems, in addition to Longhorn.
[March 16, 2005, 17:05]
Novell: Linux Turns Up The Heat On Microsoft
News Longhorn was originally supposed to have three major changes: a new file system, WinFS; a new graphics and presentation engine known as Avalon; and Indigo, a Web services and communication architecture.
[September 14, 2004, 13:40]
Microsoft Seeks To Smooth Longhorn Adoption
News The company also will sketch out a Web services initiative called Indigo and a graphics and presentation system named Avalon, both of which will be integral to Longhorn. NTFS is only one component of the revamped storage system in WinFS.
[October 15, 2003, 15:55]
What's This Vista Thing, Then?
News The company has dropped plans to include its all-new WinFS file system and has also changed the way it's implementing a new Web services architecture, known as Indigo, and a new graphics engine, dubbed Avalon.
[October 20, 2005, 18:45]
Why You Should Care About Vista
News There will also be visual changes, thanks to Avalon, ranging from shiny translucent windows to icons that are tiny representations of a document itself. It has also changed the way it's implementing a new web services architecture, known as Indigo...
[November 30, 2006, 7:43]
Gates Explains Longhorn Changes
News Actually, there are changes in all the pillars, but in the case of Indigo and Avalon, it's mainly the addition of the down-level support. We were only doing a pretty modest amount of that under the WinFS that was going to ship in the operating system.
[August 31, 2004, 11:05]
Next Windows To Turbo Charge Notebooks
News The company has largely focused on three major advances of the OS: an improved graphics engine, dubbed Avalon; a new file system, known as WinFS; and Indigo, an improved Web services-based communications subsystem.
[May 6, 2004, 9:25]
Longhorn Lowdown: What's Up?
Talkback Vauge and obscure, seems like M$ is really desperate to lull hopeless "end users" with flowery words like "Avalon" and "Indigo". And of course, what better way to sell you product then to hype it up for 3+ years and let your customers chew on...
[November 25, 2004, 11:42]
Longhorn Preview Due In April
News The company pulled out the new WinFS file system feature, while changing the Indigo Web services and Avalon graphics engines so that they would work with both Longhorn and Windows XP. In an email to developers on Wednesday, Microsoft said it would...
[February 17, 2005, 8:20]
Windows Vista Beta Due
News The company has changed the way it is implementing a new Web services architecture, known as Indigo, and a new graphics engine, dubbed Avalon. It has also delayed a new file system, known as WinFS, that had been slated to be part of the OS.
[July 27, 2005, 9:20]
Longhorn's Needs Set For Revelation
News The operating system features three major upgrades -- a new graphics and presentation engine known as Avalon, a new communications architecture called Indigo and a new file system known as WinFS. Microsoft said it will unveil the hardware...
[February 19, 2004, 7:20]
Q&A: Gates Beefs Up Longhorn Vision
News But you also get to use the great Avalon graphics and the ability to navigate information with WinFS. There are benefits when you get WinFS on the server or Indigo on the server. We've been hearing about the WinFS unified storage idea since back in...
[October 29, 2003, 9:45]
