IDG's InfoWorld First to Report on Possible Re-Branding of Windows NT 5.0
SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 1998--InfoWorld, the enterprise computing newsweekly, today broke the story that Microsoft is considering a name change for the next version of Windows NT. The company is also expected to release the new version earlier than previously anticipated.
As reported by InfoWorld editors Cara Cunningham, Bob Trott and Ephraim Schwartz, two candidates have emerged: Windows Professional, or Pro and Windows 2000 to replace Windows NT 5.0. Windows NT 5.0 is the company's next-generation server/workstation operating system.
ISVs have indicated that Microsoft is now planning a March 1999 announcement date for its new version and will release the product in June 1999.
PC OEMs stand to gain from the earlier release date. One Compaq official is quoted as saying, "There certainly is an advantage to get more customers on NT 5.0. You want to bring products forward as quickly as possible, and because customers require more processing power to run it, we are already motivated."
The full report can be read on page one of today's issue of InfoWorld and on InfoWorld Electric (www.infoworld.com).
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