Microsoft details features of 'R2' for Server 2003
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Microsoft used its TechEd conference to lay out some of the features planned for the next version of Windows Server 2003, code-named "R2."
Scheduled for release sometime next year, R2 is a new version of the server that rolls in some of the feature packs that Microsoft released for Windows Server 2003. Microsoft has acknowledged that finding and loading feature packs, such as the heavily touted Windows SharePoint Services, has been confusing and annoying for customers. At the same time, the interim release of the server eases the pressure on Microsoft, which doesn't plan to ship its "Longhorn" generation of Windows server until 2007.