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RSS betaWindows 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. Microsoft plans to release a test version of the next... [27 Jul 2005]
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 several thousand participants. [21 Jul 2005]
Internet Information Services 6.0 Overview - Beta 3
White Paper This document serves as an overview of the changes and features in IIS 6.0 for Server Beta 3 that meet those customers' needs. As IIS continues to build upon its existing feature base, many of the new features and changes IIS 6.0 introduces are... [03 Jul 2008]
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 2 on HP StorageWorks Arrays White Paper
White Paper This white paper describes the level of support available for the Beta 2 release of Microsoft Windows Server code name "Longhorn" on HP StorageWorks Arrays. The purpose of this paper is to help customers who test pre-release versions of this... [26 Aug 2006]
Windows Server Code Name "Longhorn" Beta 2: Product Overview
White Paper The Beta 2 release of Windows Server "Longhorn" contains features that are to be included in the final release of Windows Server "Longhorn"; all designed to reduce customer pain and increase the effectiveness of server technology for organizations. [16 Nov 2006]
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. Microsoft will shortly make available the test... [26 Feb 2008]
Windows Vista Beta 1 Review (Part 1)
White Paper Beta 1 doesn't feature the end-user functionality that will make this release compelling to actual human beings, but it does include enough new technology to stir the technology-loving heart. The author still fears for Longhorn - er ah, Windows... [22 Nov 2006]
Internet Explorer 7 Beta 1 Review
White Paper The current Beta 1 release of Internet Explorer (IE) 7 is too buggy to use as an everyday browser but it shows promise. The author has crashed the browser hard several times in Windows Vista Beta 1, and the standalone version won't retain its... [22 Nov 2006]
Go Network lined up for beta test
News Infoseek and Disney are expected to beta test what they claim is the first true Internet portal site next week. The Go Network site will use content from Disney, along with ABC News and the NFL, to attract visitors to the site. [09 Dec 1998]
Better beta for Office 2003
News The software giant last week issued a "technical refresh" for the second beta version of Office 2003, the company's high-profile revamp of the market-leading package of productivity applications. The company on Monday made it available to all 600... [02 Jul 2003]
Windows Vista Beta 1 Vs. Mac OS X "Tiger" (Part 1)
White Paper Windows Vista is only in Beta 1. Lots of things are going to change, and many, many features will be added by Beta 2 and beyond. Beta 1 is a minor subset of the overall functionality the users are going to see in the final Windows Vista product. [22 Nov 2006]
Linux 2.6 beta finally ready
News I'm planning on starting the so-called 'pre-2.6' series in early July, and that is kind of a beta series," Torvalds said Wednesday in an interview. Although Linus Torvalds didn't meet a goal to release the upcoming 2.6 version of the Linux... [03 Jul 2003]
Microsoft unveils beta version of SQL Server 2000
News Microsoft has this week launched beta release 2 of its flagship database product SQL Server 2000. The beta version contains features aimed at ecommerce companies and established businesses making the move online. [25 Apr 2000]
Windows Vista Beta 1 Vs. Mac OS X "Tiger" (Part 2)
White Paper In part one of the comparison of Windows Vista Beta 1 and Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger," the author looked at three key aspects of each system: look and feel, desktop search, and data visualization and organization. [22 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 free beta version will be made available for... [10 Mar 1999]
