While Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 are virtually out the door, Microsoft continues its march towards updating its server products to match.
In the latest move, Microsoft last week began shipping a private beta of its upcoming 64-bit server product for midsize businesses, codenamed "Centro, " according to company statements.
The server, which is an x64-only version of Longhorn targeted at smaller enterprises will integrate together Exchange 2007, System Center Essentials, SQL Server 2005 and ISA Server.
Meanwhile, the company also released a limited community technology preview (CTP) of Windows Server "Cougar," which is planned to be the next major release of Small Business Server. Like Centro, Cougar is slated for release in 2008.
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