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It's Official: 'Longhorn' Is Now Windows Server 2008
Bill Gates confirmed that the next version of Windows Server, formerly code-named "Longhorn," will be called "Windows Server 2008."
- By Becky Nagel
- May 15, 2007
In his keynote speech at the company's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference
(WinHEC) in Los Angeles, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates confirmed that the next
version of Windows Server, formerly code-named "Longhorn," will be
called "Windows Server 2008."
News of the new name leaked last week when Microsoft appeared to accidentally use the name in press materials posted on its site. Confirmation had been expected this morning from the show.
According to Microsoft, 100,000 downloads of Longhorn beta 3 were downloaded
from the company site in the first three weeks.
Windows Server 2008 will offer customers increased support for several new technologies, including 64-bit applications, a reduced-footprint server core and virtualization.
The company said Windows Server 2008 will be released to manufacturing "later this year."
Longhorn had served as the codename for both the server -- now known as Windows
Server 2008 -- and the client, which was renamed Windows Vista and released
earlier this year.
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Becky Nagel is the former editorial director and director of Web for 1105 Media's Converge 360 group, and she now serves as vice president of AI for company, specializing in developing media, events and training for companies around AI and generative AI technology. She's the author of "ChatGPT Prompt 101 Guide for Business Users" and other popular AI resources with a real-world business perspective. She regularly speaks, writes and develops content around AI, generative AI and other business tech. Find her on X/Twitter @beckynagel.