Microsoft unfurls .Net Server RC1
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Heralding it as an important development milestone, Microsoft on Wednesday announced it will release tomorrow to beta testing its Windows .Net Server operating system, which company officials claimed will be "rock solid." Besides containing all the fundamental infrastructure features and capabilities of its predecessor, Windows 2000 Server, .Net Server Release Candidate 1 (RC1) also has some key building blocks from the company's .Net initiative, including the .Net Framework for developing and deploying exploitive applications and Web services. Microsoft concentrated on the features it thinks that its IT and developer audience want most: security, reliability, and enhanced performance, according to Jim Allchin, group vice president of the platforms group at Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft.