Microsoft's 1st Public Beta of Longhorn Server

Cost: $0 (not including your time)

Synopsis: Microsoft has just made their Beta 3 for Longhorn Server available. Yes, they continue to be non-committal on the naming / release date. Over 10,000 have tested the technical betas, but a large scale release such as this should provide the required feedback for the server to go gold before the end of the year. I am guessing "Windows Server 2008", will be available for production use before the end of the year.

Enough rambling...here is the download <LINK>.

If you are wondering why you should take a look at the software, perhaps the MS Highlights will shed some light. <LINK>