Manufacturing

Vista Service Pack 1 and Server 2008 released to manufacturing

11 February 2008

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) has been released to manufacturing and will be available to customers in March, starting with Microsoft Volume Licensing customers. Windows Server 2008 has also been released to manufacturing and will be available for purchase to new customers in the same month. Microsoft Volume Licensing customers with active Microsoft Software Assurance coverage or an Enterprise Agreement will be able to download the server software toward the end of February as part of the joint Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 ‘Heroes Happen Here’ launch event.

Windows Vista SP1 includes improvements to help enhance reliability, security and performance. Windows Server 2008 builds on the strengths of past server solutions to give organisations a solid foundation for their IT infrastructure. Organisations using both new releases together are expected to see a number of improvements for IT professionals, including benefits in security and manageability, overall system performance, and streamlined planning and deployment.