The tweaking of the name is another sign that the twice-delayed .Net Server will not reach the majority of customers before early 2003, analysts say. In October 2000, Microsoft said the product would ship in the second half of 2001. In April 2001, Microsoft pushed back delivery of the product, which is an essential component of the company's .Net Web services strategy, to early 2002. In March, the software giant again delayed delivery until the second half of 2002.

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