Microsoft has launched to testers builds of its next version of Windows Tiny Business Server (code-named "Cougar") and its first release of Windows Midmarket Server (code-named "Centro"), business officials said on December 19.
Microsoft "recently released to a limited set of partners and OEMS a Customer Technology Preview of Windows Server 'Cougar,' the next major release of SBS," according to a an e-mail note Microsoft sent to press this week.
Cougar, which is due out in 2008, according to Microsoft's latest schedule,
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The press e-mail also said that Microsoft has released to testers a December Community Technology Preview (CTP) build of Windows Server Longhorn. (This must be the Longhorn Server CTP build that Microsoft originally expected to drop in November.) The new Longhorn Server build "will be made available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers," according to Microsoft.
I've asked around and can't find anyone who has seen the new Longhorn Server build yet. I'm betting the actual bits will show up later this week or early subsequent.
Update: Microsoft posted the Longhorn Server December CTP bits for download the evening of December 20.
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