Windows Server 2003 prepares for grand entrance
InternetNews | at | by Mike
Based on preliminary tests by customers and industry groups running beta versions of Windows Server 2003, Microsoft claims the new product is the best performing Windows server operating system to date when compared with previous versions. Additionally, it represents the largest software development project in the company's history. It totals about 50 million lines of code -- the work of more than 5,000 developers and 2,500 testers over a three year period.
Security is the primary reason for Windows Server 2003's 16 to 18 month delay, according to Laura DiDio, analyst with The Yankee Group.
"Windows Server 2003 is the highest quality Windows server operating system ever released. It was designed and built with security as the top priority," Bill Veghte, vice president of Microsoft's Windows Server Division, said when he announced the operating system's release to manufacturing in March.