From Everett to Longhorn to the European Commission
SDTimes.com | at | by Mike
The world of Microsoft-centric software development orbited three different star systems in 2004: Windows Server 2003, Office 11 and "Longhorn."
Windows Server 2003, which shipped in April, represented the next generation of the server operating system from the Redmond-based giant. While the software contained several under-the-covers improvements, including claims from Microsoft about faster performance and tighter security, the primary impact on developers was the incorporation of an updated .NET Framework and Common Language Runtime into the platform. In addition to the release of .NET Framework 1.1, Microsoft shipped Visual Studio .NET 2003, which had been code-named "Everett."