Saturday, July 23, 2005 5:58 AM
Windows Vista - the official name for “Longhorn”
Microsoft Corporation unveiled the Official Name for "Longhorn" on July 22, 2005 at its Head Quarters, Redmond, Washington. More information and the announcement Video is available at Microsoft Press Release
The official name for "Longhorn" is Windows Vista and the Logo has been released, as above.
Beta 1, targeted at developers and IT professionals, will be available by August 3, 2005.
The name looks Good and Stylish and LongHorn is expected to have a lot of advantageous features which comprises of Avalon, XAML etc., XAML, combined with Microsoft's Avalon Graphics Engine, is one of the primary pillars in WinFX; the next generation of Graphics and Internet Services Technology.
I am now waiting to get my hands on Windows Vista Beta 1.
Cheers and Happy Windowing !!!