When Microsoft released Windows .NET Server 2003 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) in late July 2002, the new operating system was already 100 percent deployed by one critical launch partner: Microsoft.com. Engineers for Microsoft's corporate Web site have been working since late 2001 to help the Windows Server product development team test and confirm the enterprise readiness of Windows .NET Server 2003 in one of the most demanding real-world environments anywhere—the world's busiest corporate Web site.
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