Microsoft sets date for Windows Server 2003
C|Net | at | by Mike
The release to manufacture date for the seven flavors of Microsoft's latest server operating system means gold code should be just weeks away. Microsoft has set March 12 as the release to manufacture date for the six new versions of its server operating system, paving the way for a U.K. shipping date of April 29. The U.S. launch date is set for April 24.
Microsoft's revamp of its server operating system range, which lost the .Net moniker recently after several previous name changes, will form a concerted effort to muscle in on the Unix market. Microsoft is also hoping that 2003 will be the version that will persuade companies still using Windows NT4 to finally upgrade. Support for Windows NT 4 was supposed to be cancelled early this year, but pressure from customers forced Microsoft to reset the date to January 2005.