December 2003
Intermediate to advanced
504 pages
10h 42m
English
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Windows Longhorn
Windows Longhorn is the code name of the next release of the Windows client and server operating systems. Key expected highlights of the Longhorn release of the operating system include the following:
A drastically new task-based User Interface/Presentation Services framework, which will be known as Avalon
Using managed APIs to interact with the operating system
SQL Server–based Windows File System
Both client (a successor to Windows XP Professional) and server (a successor to Windows 2003 Server) releases of Longhorn operating system are expected. The Longhorn release is expected to be a major release that impacts almost every aspect of the Microsoft platform, including the desktop and server operating systems, Microsoft Office ...