Windows Server 2008 Foundation Launched
Today Microsoft announced the availability of Windows Server 2008 Foundation. For small businesses with 15 or fewer users, Windows Server 2008 Foundation puts the reliability, security and manageability of the Windows Server platform within the reach of all businesses at an affordable price.
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1.4.2009 Microsoft Readies Windows Server 2008 Foundation
Over the weekend, I received information about what appears to be the new Microsoft server product recently preannounced by CEO Steve Ballmer.
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31.3.2009 What's New in Windows Presentation Foundation
Introduction
The Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation (formerly code-named "Avalon") provides the foundation for building applications and high fidelity experiences in Windows Vista, blending together application UI, documents, and media content, while exploiting the full power of your computer.
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1.1.2006 Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 Download
Windows Server® 2008 Beta 3 helps IT professionals to increase the flexibility of their server infrastructure while offering developers a more robust web and applications platform for building connected applications and services.
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5.9.2007 Windows 7 Beta 1 available for download on December 2008
The constant wave of Windows 7 Beta chatter from Redmond, even without an official confirmation from Microsoft, is a clear indication that the company is gearing up to move the next iteration of the
Windows client beyond the development milestone (M) stages.
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11.9.2008 Windows Workflow Foundation Beta 1.2
Overview
Windows Workflow Foundation is the programming model, engine and tools for quickly building workflow-enabled applications on Windows. It consists of a Microsoft WinFX name space (System.Workflow), an in-process workflow engine, and designers for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.
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16.1.2006 Free Software Foundation trashes Windows 7
And that's exactly what the Free Software Foundation plans to do on Wednesday, staging a demonstration in Boston where it will encourage businesses to throw away Microsoft Windows in favor of free alternatives.
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27.8.2009 Windows Essential Business Server 2008 RC1 download
Public Preview Software – Release Candidate 1 Windows Essential Business Sever 2008 is an integrated and affordable solution that offers the Microsoft software midsize businesses require - preconfigured, integrated and manageable from a single administrative console, and at a significant discount compared to standalone products.
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21.7.2008 Download Windows Live Tools for Visual Studio 2008
Microsoft has made available for download the July 2008 Community Technology Preview of the Windows Live tools for Visual Studio 2008.
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29.7.2008 Windows Server 2008 with SP2 RTM ISO Download
Windows Server 2008 shares the same code base with Windows Vista, and that explains why a single Service Pack 2 (SP2) is released for both operating system. With the RTM of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2 version 6.0.6002.18005, the Windows Server 2008 with SP2 slipstreamed or integrated DVD ISO images are also been prepared by Microsoft.
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4.5.2009 Download Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM from MSDN and TechNet
The final bits of Windows Server 2008 R2 (RTM Build 7600.16385) are now up on MSDN and TechNet Plus.
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14.8.2009 XP SP3, Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 RC0 – Available for Download Next week!
New test builds of Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 will be made available for download next week.
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7.9.2007 Rising AntiVirus 2008 Free Edition English Download
Rising AntiVirus is a anti-virus security software from a Beijing, China based company of the same name, and is one of the most popular anti-virus solutions in China. Since April 2008, Rising has giving away.
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7.7.2008 Download Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 RC
The release candidate of next version of Windows server operating system - Windows Server 2008 R2 RC has been released by Microsoft. Another variant of Windows Server 2008 R2 is Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2.
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13.5.2009 1. april: Ballmer joins Linux Foundation board
In what many long-time observers of free and open source software consider a natural progression, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer is to join the board of the Linux Foundation.
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1.4.2007 Gates Foundation awards $69 million in grants
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has rolled out its first round of grants in a much-publicized effort to double the number of low-income students who earn a postsecondary degree or credential by age 26—an increase of about 250,000 graduates each year.
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6.1.2009 Free Windows for Supercomputers Available for Download - Windows HPC Server 2008
Microsoft made the latest iteration of its Windows operating system for supercomputers available as a free download.
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23.9.2008 Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Installation Guide
Brief Description - The most current version of the Installation Guide for Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server and Team Explorer.
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18.3.2006 Download Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM Build 7600.16385 Leaked Home Made DVD ISO
Together with Windows 7 RTM, Windows Server 2008 R2 has also been released to manufacturing.
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23.7.2009 Free Windows Server 2008 R2 Evaluation Installation ISO and VHD for Hyper-V Official Direct Download Links
Windows Server 2008 R2 is the next iteration of Windows Server operating system, which has been RTMed with build version 6.1.7600.16385 together with Windows 7. Microsoft is now officially releasing the ISO image for Windows Server 2008 R2 Trial Software, which allowing administrators and users to install Windows Server 2008 R2 to evaluate the new operating system for 180 days for free.
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17.8.2009 Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2 download
Microsoft has released a standalone installer for Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 today.
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27.5.2009 Microsoft postpones Winhec 2008 to Fall 2008
Microsoft announced that WinHEC 208 will not be held in the spring as previous years, but in the fall (October probably) of 2008.
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17.11.2007 Download Windows 7 MUI Language Packs - Official 32-bit and 64-bit Direct Download Links
Microsoft has released MUI (Multilingual User Interface) language packs for Windows 7 RTM. The Windows 7 language packs is available via Windows Update as optional update for Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions only.
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28.8.2009 First Microsoft Genuine Office Validation Download on Download Center
Microsoft has posted the first Office download which has Genuine Office Validation (not required yet). It is sounds.exe the download enables sound in Office 2000,XP and 2003.
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28.4.2006 Windows Server 2008: Need to Know
After many months of waiting, Microsoft finally released the Beta 3 version of Windows Server 2008 (previously codenamed "Longhorn"), a major milestone pre-release version of the next version of Windows Server.
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31.7.2007 Windows Vista to Explode in 2008
2007 might not have been the Wow's year, but in 2008 Windows Vista will explode. All the starts are aligned for Vista adoption to go through the roof. As a matter of fact, 2008 will prove the first truly fertile year for the Wow from the household to the corporate environment.
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15.11.2007 What will run on Windows Server 2008 — and when
Now that Microsoft has released to manufacturing Windows Server 2008, the next obvious question is which applications will run on it — and when?
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4.2.2008 The Best Windows Antivirus – 2008 Editions
The search for the best antivirus of 2008 has advanced one step further, courtesy of security solution testing lab AV-Test.org. All the best available 2008 security suite editions were thrown against in excess of 1.1 million samples of malicious code on an arena of Windows XP SP2.
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13.3.2008 The myth of Windows Workstation 2008
For a few months now I’ve been hearing stories from people who claim to be getting a much better Windows experience by ditching Windows Vista and adopting Windows Server 2008 as a desktop operating system.
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17.7.2008 "Avoid Microsoft Windows Vista until 2008"
New security features in Windows Vista will largely eliminate the need to run separate anti-spyware or firewall software, according to a new analyst report.
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8.5.2006BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Extensions For Windows Workflow Foundation SDK V1
The BizTalk Server extensions for Windows Workflow Foundation provide an SDK toolkit for developers building workflows in Windows Workflow Foundation
to host these workflows in BizTalk Server 2006. This makes use of the functionality provided by BizTalk Server for orchestration. This SDK sample is
unsupported by Microsoft Customer Support Services.
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01.11.2007New Entry-Level Server Platform Gives Small Businesses Access to Big-Business Solutions
Microsoft Corp. has expanded its industry-leading Windows Server family of operating systems with the addition of Windows Server 2008 Foundation.
Built for small businesses with 15 or fewer users, Windows Server 2008 Foundation puts the reliability, security and manageability of the Windows
Server platform within the reach of all businesses at an affordable price. Windows Server 2008 Foundation is initially available in 40 countries and
will provide small business customers with the ability to run business applications and databases, host Web sites, and provide basic server
functionality such as file and print sharing and remote access.
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01.04.2009SDK for the November 2005
WinFX Runtime Components CTP
Available for Download
This version of the
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Windows SDK is intended to
support only the Microsoft?
Pre-Release Software WinFX?
Runtime Components - November
Community Technology Preview
(CTP) on Windows? XP and
Windows Server? 2003 SP1
only.
Whil
e this version of the Windows
SDK also contains pre-release
content for Windows? Vista,
the Win32-related content is
not compatible with publicly
available versions of Windows.
This release of the Windows
SDK is compatible with the RTM
version of Microsoft? Visual
Studio 2005.
The
Windows SDK includes content
for the APIs in Windows Vista,
including the WinFX
technologies: .NET Framework
2.0, Windows? Presentation
Foundation, Windows?
Communications Foundation, and
Windows? Workflow Foundation.
Because the Windows SDK now
contains the WinFX SDK
content, the WinFX SDK will no
longer be released
separately.
This
edition of the Windows SDK
contains pre-release
documentation, samples, and
tools designed to help you
develop managed applications
and libraries using WinFX, the
managed programming model for
Windows. In future versions of
the Windows SDK, the download
and custom installation
options will allow you to
select Win32 or WinFX only
content if you desire one or
the other. ..
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19.11.2005Near-Final Vista Foundations
Released
Microsoft has made available
prerelease versions of the
Windows Communication
Foundation and Windows
Workflow Foundation, which
comprise two of the core
building blocks within Windows
Vista. The company has also
issued a Go-Live license for
each, signifying the
products' state of readiness...
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19.01.2006Microsoft add cheaper server platform to range
According to a press release, Microsoft has announced a version of Windows designed for small businesses, named Windows Server 2008 Foundation. The
low-cost server option is based on Windows Server 2008, but with reduced functionality. One example of this is the maximum number of licensed users,
which has been reduced to a considerably smaller 15. However, for new or small businesses, the entry-level alternative to expensive server options may
prove popular. According to the Windows Server 2008 Foundation website, the operating system will not be available through a retail edition, rather,
only available as an OEM option, for servers with it preinstalled, which are likely to be low cost ones.
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02.04.2009TCP/IP Fundamentals for Windows “ PDF download available
This online book is a structured, introductory approach to the basic concepts and principles of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP) protocol suite, how the most important protocols function, and their basic configuration in the Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008,
Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 families of operating systems. This book is primarily a discussion of concepts and principles to lay a conceptual
foundation for the TCP/IP protocol suite and provides an integrated discussion of both Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and Internet Protocol
version 6 (IPv6).
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02.06.2008Windows Driver Foundation 1.7 slated for April 15
Windows Driver Foundation (WDF) is a set of Microsoft tools used to develop drivers for Windows. It is available in two flavors: the
Kernel Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) and the
User-Mode Driver Framework (UMDF). WDF 1.7 is the latest version of the tools and it
supports the largest number of operating systems yet: KMDF 1.7 supports Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows Vista SP1,
and Windows Server 2008, while UMDF 1.7 supports the same list with the exception of Windows 2000 SP4.
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04.04.2008Visual Studio Team System Web Access 2008 Power Tool
Team System Web Access (formerly known as TeamPlain) is a Web interface to Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server. Team System Web Access is a free
download that will be incorporated into a future release of Visual Studio Team System. You may install it with licensed installations of Team
Foundation Server. You must be a licensed user of Team Foundation Server to access Team System Web Access.
Features:
- NEW: Direct links to work items, query results, diffs, change sets and more
- NEW: Display custom controls on work item forms
- NEW: View queued builds new, queue new builds
- Add new work items or edit existing ones
- Work with any
type of work item, including custom ones
- Add new work item queries or edit existing ones
- View, download, upload,
check-in and check-out documents on SharePoint team portal
- View reports, export as PDF or Excel
- Browse source
control repositories, download files, view changesets, diffs, histories, and annotated views
- View build results, start or stop
builds
- Search for keywords in work items
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01.12.2007Exclusive: Windows Vista SP2 RC released to general public
As expected, Windows Vista Service Pack 2 RC and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 RC is now available to general public for download. You can
download the SP2 RC for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 below: ISO for Windows Server 2008 x86/x64/ia64 and Windows Vista x86/x64x86 for
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista x86x64 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista x64IA64 for Windows Server 2008 ia64 The service pack is
delivered as a single release for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. There will be a single 32-bit standalone installer (302 MB to 390 MB)
for both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
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04.03.2009Windows 7 Developer Guide v1.2
Build applications on a solid foundation; enable richer application experiences; and integrate the best of Windows and web services. The features and
technologies of the Windows 7 operating system enable you to build the next generation of software applications. Download this guide to read
descriptions of those features and see vivid screen shots from the pre-Beta version of Windows 7 released at PDC.
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09.12.2008New Test Build of WPC Released
Microsoft made available for
download on Wednesday the
January Community Technology
Preview test build of WinFX.
That means
testers can get their hands on
refreshed builds of Windows
Communication Foundation
(WCF), Windows Presentation
Foundation (WPF) and Windows
Workflow Foundation (WF).
Microsoft also
is making "Go Live" builds
of WCF and WF available to
testers who are interested in
deploying these technologies
in production early.
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19.01.2006Review: Get stuck in to Visual Studio 2008
Visual Studio is more than an integrated development environment. It is a strategic tool intended to promote the Microsoft platform.
As such, the latest version of this IDE - released to MSDN subscribers late last month and due for widespread availability next February - draws
together several different themes. One is Windows Vista. This is the first release of Microsofts developer tools suite since the arrival of Vista more
than a year ago, and is therefore the first truly Vista-ready edition.
Visual Studio 2008 adds designer support for three new
frameworks released simultaneously with Vista in November 2006: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and
Workflow Foundation (WF). These include two of the original śthree pillars of Longhornť touted by Bill Gates when he announced Vista - then codenamed
Longhorn - even further back, in 2003.
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18.12.2007Microsoft releases Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2
Microsoft has released a standalone installer for Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 today. The software giant posted some things to know
about the service packs last month, one of the warnings is if "vLite" was used to customize your Windows Vista installation, you may have removed
required system components which prevent Service Pack 2 from installing. Microsoft has a workaround for this issue. Microsoft is expected to post the
bits to Windows Update in the coming weeks but if you are eager to install SP2 today then the download links are listed below. Download: Vista
SP2/Server 2008 SP2 32 bit Download: Vista SP2/Server 2008 SP2 64 bit
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26.05.2009Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Redistributable Package
The Microsoft .NET Framework
3.0 is the new managed code
programming model for
Windows®. It combines the
power of the .NET Framework
version 2.0 with new
technologies for building
applications that have
visually compelling user
experiences, seamless
communication across
technology boundaries, and the
ability to support a wide
range of business processes.
These new technologies are
Windows Presentation
Foundation, Windows
Communication Foundation,
Windows Workflow Foundation,
and Windows CardSpace. The
.NET Framework 3.0 is included
as part of the Windows Vista™
operating system; you can
install it or uninstall it
using Windows Features Control
Panel. This redistributable
package is for Windows XP and
Windows Server 2003.
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10.11.2006Windows Server 2008: Understanding XML Paper Specification (XPS)
It's Day Nine of our Windows Server 2008 series. We're one-third of the way through our series. Today we will continue on with our look at
printing in Windows Server 2008. Our topic today - XML Paper Specification (XPS) Support.
The XML Paper Specification (XPS)
defines an open document format that uses Extensible Markup Language (XML) to create a document format that is platform-independent, openly-published
and royalty-free. The XPS format consists of XML markup that defines the composition of a document and visual appearance of each page along with
rendering rules for displaying or printing the document. XPS Support in Windows Server 2008 provides a new foundation for applications that are based
on the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) graphics subsystem that was introduced in Windows Vista. XPS Support enhances the print architecture of
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 by improving print fidelity and performance while retaining support for the GDI-based print subsystem used in
previous version of Windows.
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09.02.2008More New Windows Dev Tools on
the Way
The Windows Presentation
Foundation isn't the only new
Windows subsystem to which
Microsoft is encouraging
developers to write.
The company also
wants to foster development
around the Windows
Communication Foundation (WCF,
or "Indigo") and Windows
Workflow Foundation (WF).
To encourage
this, Microsoft is working on
some new designers for WCF and
WF. No word on when the
company will make these new
tools available, however.
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04.02.2006OLPC Foundation hit by recession
The OLPC foundation(part of Media Lab of MIT earlier) introduced the "Give One, Get One" program during Christmas and New Year holiday period of
2007/2008 to promote the sale of the $100 OLPC computers. During the launch the marketing was poor because of low marketing budget and the
customers had to wait for many months before the product was actually delivered to them.But in 2008 various companies offered a helping hand and
donated $15 millions worth of free advertising and Amazon took care of the OLPC's distribution processes resulting in the selling of 185,000
laptops and $37million revenue.
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13.01.2009Microsoft Guide to Team Development with Team Foundation Server
The Microsoft Patterns and Practices Team has released a downloadable (PDF) book on how Microsoft recommends (suggest might be a better word) that
organizations incrementally adopt Team Foundation Server.
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20.12.2007Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2, .NET Framework 3.5 Beta 2 Now Available
Visual
Studio 2008 is the next
generation development tool
for Windows Vista, the 2007
Office system, and the Web.
The Beta 2 release includes
most of the products found in
the Visual Studio product
line. MSDN Subscribers can
also download these files from
MSDN Subscriber
Downloads.
Installation Disc
Images
If you
prefer to install the software
yourself, you can download
separate disc images for the
following products:
IMPORTANT:
- After
the Beta 2 installation has
finished, you should run this
scrip
t to ensure that
the installation of .NET
Framework 3.5 Beta 2 will not
affect the development of
ASP.NET AJAX 1.0
applications.
- To
install Team Foundation
Server, you must follow the
steps and system requirements
details on the download
page.
- When installing
prerelease software, we advise
that you do not install it on
a production
machine.
VPC
Images
If you
prefer the convenience of
evaluating prerelease software
in a virtual machine
environment, you can download
VPC images for the following
products that include
pre-installed instances of the
prerelease software indicated,
including any required
prerequisite software. You
will need Virtual PC or
Virtual Server to run this
image. Depending on your
hardware, the download files
make take between 30-60
minutes to decompress these
self-extracting
files.
<
p>IMPORTANT:- After
extracting and opening the
VPC, you should run this scrip
t to ensure that
the installation of .NET
Framework 3.5 Beta 2 will not
affect the development of
ASP.NET AJAX 1.0
applications.
Visual Studio
Express
Editions
Visual
Studio Express Editions are
lightweight, easy-to-use and
easy-to-learn tools for the
hobbyist, novice and student
developer.
Microsof
t .NET Framework 3.5 Beta
2
The
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
Beta 2 is a preview release of
the latest version of the .NET
Framework. Many ISVs,
enterprises and Microsoft
product teams are successfully
building on the new features
Windows Workflow Foundation
(WF), Windows Communication
Foundation (WCF), Windows
Presentation Foundation (WPF)
and Windows CardSpace in the
.NET Framework 3.0. Microsoft
plans to continue to invest in
the .NET Framework developer
platform and in support of
existing users the .NET
Framework 3.5 has a minimal
number of breaking
changes.
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winbeta.org - 27.07.2007
Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 Available
This download is an incremental release to Windows Embedded CE 6.0, if you do not have CE 6.0, you can also download an evaluation copy from
Microsoft® download center. Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 provides the latest breakthrough technologies that help Windows Embedded CE 6.0 device makers
efficiently build small footprint devices that connect to Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
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