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Microsoft Corp. will release Beta 3 of the next version of Windows Server, code-named Longhorn, in the first half of 2007 - IDG News Service. Muglia also said that Beta 3 of Longhorn Server, which will be the final beta for the server, is still slated for release in the first half of 2007.

Windows Server “Longhorn” is the codename for the next server operating system from Microsoft. Beta 1 of Longhorn Server was released on July 27, 2005. Beta 2 was announced and released on May 23, 2006 at WinHEC 2006, and Microsoft intends on releasing a feature-complete Beta 3 in early 2007.

Windows Server “Longhorn” is built from the same code base as Windows Vista, therefore it contains many of the same architectural advances and functional improvements.

Key new features in Longhorn include the ability for administrators to more easily manage the operating system as well as enhanced security, Visse said. These are all features users had requested after the release of Windows Server 2003, the current version of Windows Server.