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Windows Vista inches forward
August 25, 2006
Microsoft releases a new test version to a small group and says a broader update is coming soon.
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Source: Beta of Windows Vista due Wednesday
July 26, 2005
Test version is expected to reflect key changes that Microsoft is making under the hood of its flagship OS.
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Firefox nears final launch
October 28, 2004
The much-anticipated open-source browser reaches a major development milestone, as an official test version debuts.
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Microsoft sends out final test version of Vista
October 6, 2006
Company hopes release will be last public test version of the Windows update, says it's still on track with timing.
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Microsoft moves closer to new browser release
August 24, 2006
Company hits "release candidate" stage for Internet Explorer 7, first major update offered in recent years.
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Microsoft to bring Hotmail onto the desktop
March 30, 2006
Software giant serves up test version of Windows Live Mail Desktop, a free program for managing multiple e-mail accounts.
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Near-final Windows Vista version issued
September 1, 2006
Microsoft's Jim Allchin announces Release Candidate 1 of Windows Vista with "a lot of improvements." A look at latest Vista build
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Microsoft calls on consumers to test IE 7
April 25, 2006
Software maker hopes free phone support will lure more than just typical beta customers to try new browser.
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New Windows file system enters testing
August 29, 2005
Microsoft surprises developers with a test release of WinFS, a new file system for Windows.
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Microsoft releases public test of Longhorn Server
April 26, 2007
The company makes Beta 3 widely available, as it aims to finalize the code by year's end.
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Latest Samba preview launched
March 23, 2006
A second test version of the open-source software aims to fix bugs and add support for Microsoft's Active Directory protocols.
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Microsoft delivers Windows Live Mail beta
December 1, 2005
Long-planned replacement for Hotmail, now part of Microsoft's grand "Live" plan for free Web-based tools, gets a refresh.
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Testers lock horns with Vista beta
July 27, 2005
Microsoft is giving thousands of testers a look at a trial version of the next incarnation of Windows. Images: Vista views
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Next Linux kernel closer to reality
October 27, 2003
An open-source advocacy and development group releases a test version of the Linux 2.6 kernel, which may be finalized by the end of the year.
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Microsoft unveils new betas for Office, Vista
May 23, 2006
With the test releases, Redmond wants to demonstrate that it's on track after missing several deadlines.
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Microsoft revamps Vista testing schedule
January 27, 2006
The company opts for delivering more preview versions, instead of more traditional "beta" and "release candidate" test versions.
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Microsoft updates Windows Vista test code
October 17, 2005
The software maker releases an update that adds an improved version of Internet Explorer 7 and other features.
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Microsoft: Longhorn beta will arrive by June
February 7, 2005
The company is on track to unveil the first full test version of the next major Windows release by midyear, an exec tells CNET News.com.
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Search companies vie for the desktop
December 10, 2004
Microsoft plans to introduce test version of its desktop search app as tight year-end deadline looms.
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Microsoft: Longhorn beta unlikely this year
April 1, 2004
Efforts to shore up security on Windows XP pull developers away from the update effort, setting back the release, and probably causing some planned features to be cut.
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