Windows 2000 Beta 3 hits the streets. I added emphasis below to highlight the mobile and TCO stuff that Citrix will capitalize on.
biz.yahoo.com
REDMOND, Wash., April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT - news) today announced the release to manufacturing of the beta 3 version of the Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server operating systems. This beta version of Windows 2000 will be distributed to more than 430,000 customers, 140,000 developers and 100,000 channel partners worldwide, making it the largest Windows beta program in Microsoft's history.
This feature-complete beta release will empower customers to evaluate the TCO and business benefits of Windows 2000 within their organization or enterprise. For the industry, this presents an opportunity to develop, test and prepare solutions that take advantage of the Windows 2000 family of operating systems. Since quality and interoperability are key design goals for the final release, the distribution of beta code to hundreds of thousands of testers will help ensure that Windows 2000 is thoroughly tested with the applications, systems and services customers have deployed today.
''The release of Windows 2000 beta 3 marks an important milestone for our customers and the industry as a whole,'' said Jim Allchin, senior vice president of the Business and Enterprise Division at Microsoft. ''Hands-on experience with the software is the best way for customers to evaluate Windows 2000 with their existing systems and help ensure the quality and deployability of the final release planned later this year.''
Windows 2000 Professional is designed to be the most reliable mobile and business desktop operating system for organizations of all sizes. Windows 2000 Server combines integrated Web-enabled directory, network and application services with powerful end-to-end management to provide the fastest way to conduct digital business. When used together, Windows 2000 Professional and Windows 2000 Server lower the total cost of ownership and provide a rich digital infrastructure for organizations of all sizes. All Windows 2000 products can be deployed incrementally and are designed to take advantage of existing IT investments.
|
