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Windows "Longhorn" Server is the codename for the next server operating system from Microsoft. It will be the successor to Windows Server 2003, and will possibly be called Windows Server 2007 - it is known that Microsoft intends to keep the year based naming scheme of its server products, and the current release estimate for Longhorn Server is 2007. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The term software company could be applied to; a) a company that produces software or b) a company that distributes software from a third party or c) a company that provides services for software Early Software companies list here. ... A software developer is an entity, either a company or individual, that creates software. ... Jump to: navigation, search Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) (HKSE: 4338) is the worlds largest software company, with global annual sales in the tens of billions of US dollars and nearly 60,000 employees in more than 90 countries. ... Windows NT is a family of operating systems produced by Microsoft, and was succeeded by Windows 2000 (still based on Windows NT). ... The text below is generated by a template, which has been proposed for deletion. ... Jump to: navigation, search July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Kernel and its variants be merged into this article or section. ... A software license is a type of proprietary or gratuitous license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software — sometimes called an End User License Agreement (EULA) — that specifies the perimeters of the permission granted by the owner to the user. ... Jump to: navigation, search The front page of the English Wikipedia website. ... Microsoft codenames are the codenames given by Microsoft to products it has in development, before these products are given the names by which they appear on store shelves. ... Jump to: navigation, search In computing, an operating system (OS) is the system software responsible for the direct control and management of hardware and basic system operations. ... Jump to: navigation, search Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) (HKSE: 4338) is the worlds largest software company, with global annual sales in the tens of billions of US dollars and nearly 60,000 employees in more than 90 countries. ... Jump to: navigation, search The successor to Windows 2000 Server, Microsofts Windows Server 2003 (codename Whistler Server, also known as Windows NT 5. ...

Longhorn Server will be the server equivalent of Windows Vista (previously also known by the codename "Longhorn"), and is likely to contain many of the same features, as well as others aimed specifically at high-end users. It is expected that Windows Server 2007 will also ship with WinFS a Windows storage subsystem that was dropped from Windows Vista due to time constraints and will likely be part of Windows Vista Service Pack 1. This is a similar relationship to that between Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (codenamed "Whistler" and "Whistler Server", respectively). Jump to: navigation, search Windows Vista (also referred to as WinVI) is Microsofts next version of its Windows operating system, superseding Windows XP. It was previously known by its codename Longhorn (see the other Microsoft codenames). ... Jump to: navigation, search In computing, WinFS is the code name of a Windows storage subsystem, being developed by Microsoft for use on its Windows operating system. ... Jump to: navigation, search Windows Vista (also referred to as WinVI) is Microsofts next version of its Windows operating system, superseding Windows XP. It was previously known by its codename Longhorn (see the other Microsoft codenames). ... Jump to: navigation, search As of 2005, Windows XP is the current client version of the Microsoft Windows operating system. ... Jump to: navigation, search The successor to Windows 2000 Server, Microsofts Windows Server 2003 (codename Whistler Server, also known as Windows NT 5. ...

Microsoft announced the release of Beta 1 of Longhorn Server on July 27, 2005. Jump to: navigation, search July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Supported platforms

It has been confirmed that this version of Windows Server will support x64 (64 bit), as well as x86 (32 bit) processors. IA-64 will be supported in the Datacenter Edition of Windows Longhorn Server. Jump to: navigation, search In computer architecture, 64-bit is an adjective used to describe integers, memory addresses or other data units that are at most 64 bits (8 octets) wide, or to describe CPU and ALU architectures based on registers, address buses, or data buses of that size. ... x86 or 80x86 is the generic name of a microprocessor architecture first developed and manufactured by Intel. ... In computing, IA-64 (Intel Architecture-64) is a 64-bit processor architecture developed in cooperation by Intel and Hewlett-Packard, implemented by processors such as Itanium and Itanium 2. ...

See also

• Windows Server System

Windows Server System is an integrated set of server software, from Microsoft, that forms the infrastructure for operating the backend of an institutionss information technology system. ...

External links

• ZDnet UK article
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