Microsoft Announces Ship Dates for New Products
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Microsoft has announced that on the week of November 7th they will
release a barrage of new products including Visual Studio 2005, 
SQL Server 2005, and BizTalk Server 2006. BizTalk Server 2006 will be
officially released but not widely available until early 2006. 
 
Microsoft Launches New Windows Longhorn Site
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Microsoft has launched a new site focused on the next version of the
Windows operating system, codenamed "Longhorn". 
The site is targeted towards PC vendors and curious average Joes and
includes brief descriptions of each core technology such as Avalon 
and Indigo.
 
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/longhorn/default.mspx