Second Windows Server 2003 R2 beta to start soon
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Microsoft later this month plans to release a second beta version of Windows Server 2003 R2, an update to Windows Server that the vendor plans to ship in the fourth quarter of this year.
This second beta test release follows a first release in December that was limited to about 1,500 selected testers. Microsoft expanded that pool of testers to 2,800 early this year, but the first beta was still considered a "private" beta. The software maker is now recruiting testers for a broader second beta, which will start in April and run until the fourth quarter of 2005, according to an e-mail Microsoft sent to potential testers this week.