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Internet Explorer 8: Beta to be launched
News The website ActiveWin has published the contents of a beta invitation that said Microsoft is nearing a launch date for Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1, which will be available for download and testing.... [26 Feb 2008]
Beta Web workers coming soon to Firefox 3.1
News The second beta version of Firefox 3.1 is "due out very shortly", Mozilla programmer Ben Turner said Thursday. In a post on the Mozilla Add-ons Blog, Paul Rouget said: "Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 will likely be... [05 Dec 2008]
Windows 7: Beta 1 Review
White Paper This paper speaks that with the first beta of Windows 7 available to the general public to download, it will take through an overview of Windows 7. While this beta build has only been available for... [31 Jul 2009]
Microsoft security tools: Beta late than never
News Microsoft announced its plans for OneCare in May, and last month it invited people to register for the first beta release of the tools. During the next few weeks, the beta pool will be expanded to... [21 Jul 2005]
Windows Vista: Beta due today
News The Beta 1 version of Windows Vista isn't expected to have the look and feel of the final operating system. The company also promised that a long-anticipated beta version would ship by 3 August.... [27 Jul 2005]
Red Hat does second enterprise Linux beta
News Red Hat has released the second beta of its upcoming enterprise Linux offering. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Rhel v5), the final version of which is due to debut early next year, will include integrated server and storage... [21 Nov 2006]
Novell releases latest NDS beta
News Novell has launched a beta format for the latest version of Novell Directory Service (NDS v8). Code-named Scads - or Scalable Directory Service - users can use the beta version on top of NetWare 5.0. The... [10 Mar 1999]
More time to play with Windows 7 beta
News Microsoft announced Friday night that computer enthusiasts will have a while longer to get their hands on the beta version of Windows 7. Microsoft's Brandon LeBlanc said in the blog posting: "We are at a point where we... [26 Jan 2009]
SQL Server 2005 Beta 2: Using Database Mirroring for High Availability - Level 300
White Paper This session will provide a technology overview of Database Mirroring in Beta 2 of SQL Server 2005, and how it fits into an overall high availability strategy. SQL Server 2005 database offers administrators a new... [23 Jun 2004]
Vista beta goes public
News After months of limited testing, Microsoft late on Wednesday made a beta version of Windows Vista publicly available for download. The company released Beta 2 last month to a more limited group of... [08 Jun 2006]
Mozilla releases Firefox 3 beta
News A few months later than planned, Mozilla has released the first beta version of an overhauled Firefox, the widely used open source web browser. Firefox 3 beta 1 includes a number of significant features... [21 Nov 2007]
Microsoft rolls out XP SP3 test beta
News Last week Microsoft released an updated test version of Windows XP Service Pack 3 to about 15,000 beta testers. The update, the third such service pack for the six-year-old OS, is due out in final form in the first half... [20 Nov 2007]
XP registration slammed by beta testers
News The software giant's plans to protect Windows and Office applications against piracy through compulsory registration has been criticised by beta testers as over-elaborate, and a waste of time. Microsoft tried to allay... [16 Feb 2001]
What's New in SQL Server Agent for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Beta 2
White Paper This paper provides an overview of new features for the SQL Server Agent job scheduling service for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Beta 2. SQL Server Agent for SQL Server 2005 Beta 2 provides a more robust... [07 Mar 2005]
Microsoft issues Office 12 beta
News The company said it is offering up the Beta 1 code to about 10,000 pre-approved testers, with a broader test release slated for the spring. Beta 1 offers new versions of the standard Word, Excel,... [17 Nov 2005]
