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Just a reminder to all those not yet registered for your 40% discount voucher to upgrade yourself to Windows Server 2008. This is a last chance and this offer closes on June 30, 2007.

Register by June 30, 2007, to receive a 40% savings voucher for use on your upgrade path from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 certification. The transition exams (one for MCSA and one for MCSE) and the 40% savings offer are both intended to recognize your investment and expertise in our current technology and help you in your transition to the latest releases available from Microsoft. Register today for your voucher.

• Learn more about Windows Server 2008 certifications in this recorded Live Meeting.
• Learn more about the Windows Server 2003 to 2008 transition path.

The best part of this offer is that this is valid WorldWide and not USA / Canada Specific :)

Labels: Certification, Longhorn, Microsoft, Windows Server

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Interested to know how the name Windows Server 2008 came up? Check the video. That's simple to understand but an innovative video.

How does Microsoft come up with product names? This video goes over the process for naming Longhorn to Windows Server 2008.


Video: What's In a Name?

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Bill Gates officially announces Windows Server CodeName "LongHorn" to be christened as Windows Server 2008 at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2007

Check the Official Announcement video on SoapBox


Video: WinHEC 2007 - Windows Server 2008 Announcement

Microsoft has officially christened Windows Server code-name Longhorn as Windows Server 2008, thus confirming one of the two possible choices. The Redmond Company has oscillated between Windows Server 2007 and Windows Server 2008, but Longhorn, following the availability of the first public milestone in the product's development, Beta 3, was finally stripped of its code-name. Thanks to SoftPedia for the update

So now, here we have to official website for Windows Server 2008: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/default.mspx

Labels: Longhorn, Microsoft, Windows Server, WinHec

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Are you an MCSA or MCSE in Windows Server 2003? Or are you working towards getting certified? Then you better plan to finish that before 30th June, 2007 and get yourself registered to avail the 40% discount benefit that Microsoft is providing for the next releasing Windows Server Code Name "LongHorn" upgrade exam. As a Windows Server 2003 customer or partner with an early certification on Longhorn, you will be well placed to support early adopting organizations that will require skills on both platforms.

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