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  • Longhorn Server enters closed beta

    5,000 testers are to form the initial front line of testing for what is likely to become Windows Server 2007. A date for an open beta is yet to emerge

  • Exclusive release of Netscape 6.1 beta

    AOL Time Warner's Netscape Communications has released its upgrade to the latest version of its Web browser.

  • Microsoft begins testing Exchange 12

    Microsoft said on Wednesday that it has released the first test version of Exchange 12, the next iteration of its e-mail and calendar server software.

  • Exclusive: Netscape 6.1 beta

    AOL Time Warner's Netscape Communications has released it upgrade to the latest version of its Web browser, a move that comes as it seeks to bolster other parts of its business in the face of evaporating market share.

  • XP SP3 makes Vista SP1 a laughing stock

    New tests have revealed that XP with the beta SP3 has twice the performance of Vista, even with the long awaited SP1.

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  • An early peek at Longhorn

    After months of keeping its prized cow in the barn, Microsoft is beginning to let Longhorn out of the stall for public viewing.

  • Security tool more harmful than helpful?

    With its attack tool update, The Metasploit Project may be aiding online vandals more than helping network administrators identify weak points, security experts say. Additional reading: Patch management: All talk, no action?

  • Microsoft's plans cloudy for server OS

    What exactly does the company have in store for the server version of Longhorn?

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  • Office Professional 2003 Beta 2

    Corporate buyers should test this beta -- we suspect you'll love Office 2003's integrated XML. Home users: Office 2003 hasn't been enhanced enough to merit a test. Wait for the final release, and then check our review.

  • New Office beta all set to launch

    Microsoft plans to officially launch Office 2003 Beta 2 on Monday, a release that will include a public preview available to several hundred thousand beta testers and businesses, said sources.

  • Skype to connect buyers with sellers

    VoIP company takes page from parent eBay, offering a business-rating directory and a service linking advice givers and seekers.

  • First Take: MSN Search

    Microsoft hustles to catch up with search engine giants Google and Yahoo, but the beta version of MSN Search still leaves plenty of room for improvement.

  • Compatibility woes plague Windows 2002

    If the state of application compatibility for Windows XP clients is in its infancy, app compatibility for the various Whistler server betas is embryonic. That fact, more than almost anything else, is a guarantee that Microsoft won't ship the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows 2002 until 2002, according to testers working with the beta builds of the product.

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