HEXUS' Jon Peddie has posted his opinion on Windows Vista
Reaction to the name for the next version of Windows runs the gamut. No, it doesn't stand for virses, infections, spyware, trojans and adware.
Windows Vista draws, jokes, scorn, approval
Windows Vista draws, jokes, scorn, approval
Microsoft on Friday told BetaNews it had no plans to use the "Vista" moniker for its next generation Windows Server product line, despite choosing the name for its Longhorn client.
Microsoft: No 'Vista' for Windows Server
Microsoft: No 'Vista' for Windows Server
Company announces official name of its next-generation Windows client operating system.
Media Alert: Microsoft Unveils Official Name for €œLonghorn €? and Sets Date for First Beta Targeted at Developers and IT Professionals
Media Alert: Microsoft Unveils Official Name for €œLonghorn €? and Sets Date for First Beta Targeted at Developers and IT Professionals
Today Microsoft Corp. announced the official name of its next-generation Windows client operating system, formerly code-named “Longhorn.” Video of the name announcement can be seen via the link below.
Microsoft Unveils Official Name for “Longhorn” and Sets Date for First Beta Targeted at Developers and IT Professionals
Microsoft Unveils Official Name for “Longhorn” and Sets Date for First Beta Targeted at Developers and IT Professionals
Sources say Microsoft has decided on the new name for the version of Windows due in 2006 and that they plan to announce it Friday.
Longhorn to Be Christened 'Windows Vista'
Longhorn to Be Christened 'Windows Vista'
Just weeks before the Beta 1 bits are expected to hit, Microsoft has committed to some specific metrics around the kind of fundamental improvements Longhorn will deliver.
Microsoft Makes Longhorn Performance Promises
Microsoft Makes Longhorn Performance Promises
When Microsoft releases the first beta of its Longhorn version of Windows, it will include a nearly complete version of the product's Web services-based communication framework, code-named Indigo, a Microsoft product manager confirmed this week.
Longhorn beta will have near-complete Indigo
Longhorn beta will have near-complete Indigo
The RSS team at Microsoft wants the world to know: "Yes, we love Atom, too."
Atom Coming to Longhorn (But Not in Beta 1)
Atom Coming to Longhorn (But Not in Beta 1)
Saw over at OSNews that MSTechToday published a short FAQ on Windows Longhorn:
Paul Thurrott over at Windows IT Pro reports that the first beta of Windows Longhorn is planned for July 27
Microsoft began sending out invitations for private beta test for Longhorn, the next major version of Windows. The Longhorn beta includes both the client and server versions of the product, according to the invite, as well as related development tools for those programmers who elect to participate. Additionally, testers can optionally beta test Internet Explorer (IE) 7 for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
First Longhorn Beta Invites Go Out
First Longhorn Beta Invites Go Out
Microsoft is peeling back the covers, a bit at a time, on new features and functionality due in the 2006 releases of its flagship products.
Microsoft Reveals New Longhorn, Office 12 Features
Microsoft Reveals New Longhorn, Office 12 Features
Microsoft's forthcoming Longhorn operating system places great emphasis on locking down PCs to prevent unauthorised access to hardware and software, the software giant revealed today.
Longhorn locked down to fight hackers
Longhorn locked down to fight hackers
Describes RSS in the context of a vision for how Web content is and will be consumed, explores opportunities enabled by incorporating RSS functionality into applications, and outlines the Windows platform services that make this easy.
RSS Support in Longhorn
RSS Support in Longhorn
Chris Jones, one of Microsoft's Windows allstars, is back on the Windows client team. His mission? To get the next version of Windows out the door.
Microsoft Shuffles the Longhorn Management Deck
Microsoft Shuffles the Longhorn Management Deck
Analysts warn that Microsoft's plan to bake content syndication deep into the belly of Longhorn will open new attack vectors for spammers, phishers and malware writers.
RSS in Longhorn: The Security Question
RSS in Longhorn: The Security Question
While some syndication enthusiasts welcome Microsoft's move to make feeds more central to the OS, others fear an attempt to dictate the technology's direction.
Microsoft Draws Cheers, Jeers over RSS in Longhorn
Microsoft Draws Cheers, Jeers over RSS in Longhorn
The feature will be integrated into the next version of Windows at the platform level; the company says it is "betting big on RSS."
Microsoft Bakes RSS into Longhorn
Microsoft Bakes RSS into Longhorn
Microsoft first discussed its plans to make RSS part of Longhorn two years ago. On Friday, the company will share its updated vision for syndication support in the next version of Windows.
Microsoft To Share Its Plans for Longhorn RSS Support
Microsoft To Share Its Plans for Longhorn RSS Support
This afternoon, a Microsoft spokesperson gave Tom's Hardware Guide some initial background information regarding which technologies will be represented in the company's release of beta 1 of Longhorn Server, which now appears on schedule for this summer.
Partial preliminary feature list for Windows Longhorn beta 1
Partial preliminary feature list for Windows Longhorn beta 1
In this Q&A, Chris Jones, a vice president with Microsoft's core operating system division (COSD) outlines some of Microsoft's goals for battery-life improvement and system-boot enhancements that the company is planning to deliver with Longhorn.
Longhorn Power!
Longhorn Power!
Microsoft is expected to disclose in August more about beta version that's intended to make the OS easier to use and more secure.
Summer test of Longhorn Server planned
Summer test of Longhorn Server planned
Longhorn Server Beta 1 looks likely to hit by August. And Microsoft is considering a future home version of its Windows Server product, too.
Microsoft Shares More Clues About Longhorn Server
Microsoft Shares More Clues About Longhorn Server
The forthcoming Microsoft server will permit configuring on the fly as well as boast a new error-reporting feature that monitors system health.
Microsoft Building Flexibility into Longhorn
Microsoft Building Flexibility into Longhorn
However, Microsoft is planning to make its alternative to Unix and Linux command-line scripting available as part of Exchange 12, due next year.
'Monad' Scripting Shell Unlikely to Debut in Longhorn
'Monad' Scripting Shell Unlikely to Debut in Longhorn
A key security feature being planned for Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7.0 browser makeover won't be available for the majority of Windows users.
Microsoft: 'Low-Rights' IE 7.0 Only for Longhorn
Microsoft: 'Low-Rights' IE 7.0 Only for Longhorn
Microsoft is rallying industry support for "raw" digital photo formats which it says could ease picture editing and boost image quality.
Read more
Read more
When Longhorn ships, Microsoft plans to change the way data is collected via the Dr. Watson error-reporting tool, causing some users to fear for their privacy.
Dr. Watson's Longhorn Makeover Raises Eyebrows
Dr. Watson's Longhorn Makeover Raises Eyebrows
When Longhorn ships, Microsoft plans to change the way data is collected via the Dr. Watson error-reporting tool, causing some users to fear for their privacy.
Dr. Watson's Longhorn Makeover Disturbs PC Users
Dr. Watson's Longhorn Makeover Disturbs PC Users
Contrary to what many believe, Longhorn won't be built on top of the .Net Framework, we hear. But that might not be a bad thing.
Read more
Read more
Paul Thurrott has posted a review on Windows Longhorn Build 5048
Revving its Longhorn marketing engine, Microsoft is forming a team of bloggers who will get early access to prereleases of the operating system and will be asked to review the Windows XP successor.
Read more
Read more
ExtremeTech takes a look at the future of Windows' Graphics Technology
It seems like blogging tools, RSS and other "social-networking" infrastructure may end up as key components of the forthcoming Longhorn "Aero" interface. Microsoft has moved about a dozen researchers, led by Lili Cheng, one of its main movers and shakers behind Microsoft Research's various social-computing projects (including "Wallop"), over to the Windows Shell team.
Read more
Read more
Microsoft has moved 10 of its social-computing experts from Microsoft Research onto its Windows user interface team. Will the 'Aero' interface be more interactive, as a result?
Read more
Read more
OSNews has posted a review on the current WinHEC build of Windows Longhorn
Microsoft plans to restart its stalled Longhorn evangelism effort with another all-volunteer army.
Read more
Read more
Microsoft has offered an early peek at Longhorn's file navigation and search capabilities -- and fired a shot across the bow of the emerging desktop search tool vendors.
Read more
Read more
Windows Longhorn Build 5048 has been pulled again from the internal MSDN system. From Andy Boyd, Program Manager MSDN & TechNet Subscription Online:
Microsoft may have a keen interest in search, but its next-generation Windows operating system looks to be more of a threat to super-organized executive assistants than to Google.
Read more
Read more
It seems like that the MSDN release of Windows Longhorn Build 5048 has been delayed to next week.
From Andy Boyd, Program Manager MSDN & TechNet Subscription Online:
From Andy Boyd, Program Manager MSDN & TechNet Subscription Online:
Microsoft isn't offering up many concrete specs for Longhorn PCs. But company officials are making some strong 'suggestions' as to what PC makers should be providing.
Read more
Read more
Windows Longhorn Build 5048 is on the way to MSDN subscriber downloads
SEATTLE -- Microsoft plans to include touch screen functionality as a feature of the operating system in the next version of Windows, code-named Longhorn, the company said Tuesday.
Read more
Read more
New OS promises to give portables additional features, from auxiliary displays to improved tablet and touch-screen abilities.
Read more
Read more
PC Magazine published a Windows Longhorn Build 5048 review
