Windows Server 2003 Launch

Yesterday saw the launch of three new products. Mainly Windows Server 2003 but also Visual Studio .NET 2003 and SQL Server 2000 64-bit Enterprise Edition. On this day there were launch events in nearly every city in Europe and in most states in America. The main launch headed by Steve Ballmer in San Fransico kicked off shortly after the Official UK launch.

The general message of the day from Microsoft themselves was 'do more with less'. Pasted across the stage in America and the UK, Microsoft really wanted everyone to remember this phrase. Gregg, Arnaud and myself represented neowin at the official UK launch and we interviewed Ivo Salmre (manager for .Net and developer tools and technology at Microsoft) and Paul Randle (Server Solutions Marketing Manager at Microsoft) after the main launch event.

Overall the day was fun and interesting. Although the event didn't demonstrate Windows Server 2003 in much depth, it sucessfully managed to show that the .net framework and Windows Server 2003 are the way ahead for Microsoft.

Read more for a round up of all the days events.

Screenshot: The Event