Server 2008 launch to coincide with Windows 7?

A senior executive at [a href="http://www.microsoft.com" target="_blank"
rel="nofollow"]Microsoft[/a] has hinted that the release of the Windows Server 2008 R2 will coincide with the Windows 7 launch.

Bill Laing, vice president of the Windows Server division, confirmed that a Release Candidate of Server 2008 R2 was "not far away” in an interview with [a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10211680-56.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"]CNet.com[/a]. As the Windows 7 Release Candidate is generally expected to be made available soon, it stands to reason they could be released alongside each other.

"It's not far away, but we don't have a final date yet," Laing said.

Microsoft UK [a href="http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/250678/microsoft-has-windows-7-surprises-up-its-sleeve.html"]revealed last week[/a] that the company was planning to make announcements around the Windows 7 launch and it is widely believed that the Server 2008 launch will be included in this.

Microsoft has said Windows 7 will be launched by [a href="http://www.itpro.co.uk/610406/microsoft-promises-windows-7-by-2010"]January 2010[/a] at the latest, and that its new business tools, such as Branch Cache and Direct Access, will need Server 2008 R2 to run.

Click here to read our review of the [a href="http://www.itpro.co.uk/609485/windows-7-beta-first-look"]Windows 7 beta[/a].

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