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Microsoft`s Whistler could slip to 2002 Whistler, the follow-on release of Windows 2000, is likely to be both late and not deliver significant improvements in enterprise functionality, according to analysts at Gartner. Tom Bittman, Gartner research director, said Whistler would be dominated by consumer needs and that its delivery date, expected to be late 2001, might slip into 2002, particularly for server products. According to Gartner research, presented at its autumn Symposium/ITxpo this week, by 2002 companies that have skipped Windows 2000 and decided to wait for Whistler may well have second thoughts and decide to wait for the follow-up release, codenamed Blackcomb. However, this could leave users facing serious support problems. Gartner research director Mike Silver said: "While we view Whistler as a minor release that will be little more than a service pack for Windows 2000, we expect Blackcomb to be a major release. Blackcomb may have user interface implications and may necessitate a relatively quick migration due to user coexistence issues." Furthermore, if Blackcomb slips, Silver said, companies may be forced to support Windows 98 and NT4 beyond 2004, by which time support for those platforms will be dropped by Microsoft. **** Muß wohl häufiger in der Branche vorkommen, daß sich Softwareentwicklungen verzögern. JP |
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| Autor (Datum des Eintrages): | Janphil (22.10.00 17:35:14) |
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