Microsoft has fallen behind schedule with the development of three upgrades to Windows and is pushing back the timetable for delivering the software, the company disclosed Tuesday. Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, which had been scheduled for availability later this year, is now slated for the first half of 2005. Likewise, 64-bit "extended system" versions of Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP are being bumped to the first half of next year, too. Windows Server 2003 SP1 is intended to improve the security, reliability, and performance of Microsoft's flagship server operating system.
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