Windows Server 2003 launch slated for April

Microsoft Corporation India previewed Windows Server 2003, the next version of its server offering to its OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers),
ISV (Independent Software Vendors) and distribution partners in India. The company also announced that the product will be launched in India in
April.

Coinciding with this announcement, at a partner event held in Bangalore, Intel reiterated support for Windows Server 2003, which has been fully
optimized to run on Intel Xeon and Intel Itanium 2 processors. The two companies have worked together to ensure applications and server
readiness by time of launch. In addition, Microsoft announced a Corporate  Training
Program for Windows Server 2003 with partners like NIIT with whom it
will train 5000 IT professionals on Windows Server 2003.

Windows Server 2003 is the next version of the Microsoft Windows  Server
offering. The product will be made available in four flavors; Windows
Server2003 Standard Edition, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition and the Windows Server 2003 Web Edition. 

The product provides several enhancements to address the needs of the  business
decision maker, IT professional and developer audience. It includes new  and
improved features that increase developer productivity; provides a  connected
enterprise architecture; and offers increased returns on investment in  IT,
along with enhancement in core areas such as reliability, security and scalability.

Microsoft also announced the availability of "Introducing Microsoft  Windows
Server 2003", a resource from MS Press for IT professionals to help  them test,
deploy and manage the product upon availability.

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