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• Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 go gold

  At 10am on Tuesday, 22 July AEST, Microsoft announced Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 had gone gold and been released to manufacturing partners.

• Has Windows 7 gone gold?

  Windows 7 has been released to manufacturing, according to what appeared to be a Microsoft employee writing in a widely distributed email newsletter this afternoon.

• Dimension Data eats own Win7 dog food

  The Australian arm of IT services firm Dimension Data is conducting an internal pilot deployment of the release candidate of Windows 7 in preparation for the launch of the software later this year.

• Vista/Server 2008 SP2 gets Hyper-V

  Microsoft has announced that its Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 has reached the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) phase and detailed the changes contained within the update.

• Internet Explorer 8: Features & benchmarks

  With Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft is looking to stem the loss of market share to rivals like Firefox, Safari, Chrome and Opera. The browser has had a serious revamp, but has Microsoft done enough?

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  Intel's 34nm SSDs: Probably just fast enough

  We take one of Intel's new 34nm SSD drives for a spin and find it a worthy hard disk replacement, delivering massive speed jumps when loading software. But watch out for a penalty when writing data.

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• Photos: Experience Windows XP SP3

  Windows XP SP3 provides support for WPA2 and the Peer Name Resolution Protocol used in Windows Vista, among other things. See how our install of the RTM code went.

• Microsoft's Hyper-V: why all the fuss?

  Microsoft's Hyper-V is the missing piece from the launch of Windows Server 2008. We examine its background, and predict how the hypervisor market is likely to develop.

• Photo gallery: A view of Microsoft Vista

  Microsoft has released its new operating system to hardware manufacturers. Take a look at some of the features new in Windows Vista, with our photo gallery.

• Virtual wars: VMware vs Microsoft

  With one new product released, and one about to be, server virtualisation is becoming a reality in the low-end server space. How can virtual servers help you?

• Microsoft security boss tackles product problems, phishing

  Microsoft's global head of product security, George Stathakopoulos, is leading the company's efforts to dam the rising tide of security problems.

Reviews (10)

• Microsoft Windows 7 (Professional)

  Windows 7 looks like the operating system that we've all been waiting for. Despite its imperfections, it shows a lot of promise for the future while presenting a stable platform that can compete comfortably with OS X.

• Benchmarked: Windows 7 RTM versus Vista and XP

  Windows Vista's less than stellar reputation and poor uptake are due in part to the heavy demands it makes on system hardware. But how does Windows 7 perform?

• Microsoft Windows Vista SP1

  A little more than one year after its release, Windows Vista will receive its first service pack update in March. Microsoft says the pack will offer better compatibility with third-party hardware, increased reliability, tighter security, and better performance. Our tests disagree.

• Microsoft PowerPoint 2007

  Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 makes prettier presentations, so an upgrade may be in order if your work is particularly image-focused and you don't mind relearning the application. If PowerPoint 2003 serves you well, however, it offers most of the same features, albeit with flatter-looking graphics.

• Server hassles are virtually solved

  With one new product released, and one about to be, server virtualisation is becoming a reality in the low-end server space. How can virtual servers help you?

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