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hbgator

Fri 01 Sep, 2006


micros0ft Releases Near-Final Version of Windows Vista

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Microsoft Corp.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> has released a near-final version of its new Windows Vista operating system to a select group of technical experts who are testing the software.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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It marks a major milestone in Microsoft's efforts to get the much-delayed system out the door.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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In a note posted on its Windows Vista blog Friday,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> the Redmond-based company said it planned to distribute the test version,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> called release candidate 1,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> more broadly to other testers next week.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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The world's largest software company also is expected to release more details about the system.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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Microsoft will decide whether to release another test version of Vista after getting feedback on this iteration.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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Microsoft has said that it plans to deliver Vista to big business clients in November and to consumers in January.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> But the company has also said that it wouldn't hesitate to delay the software again if major problems crop up.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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Vista will be the first new version of the Windows operating system in five years