Microsoft has now annonced the official name for Longhorn Server – it will be Windows Server 2008 and you can download Windows Server 2008 beta 3 and see the newly lanuched Windows Server 2008 site at Microsoft.com. See the Windows Server 2008 site here.
Microsoft has released the latest version of the .NET Framework. The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is the new managed code programming model for Windows®. It combines the power of the .NET Framework version 2.0 with new technologies for building applications that have visually compelling user experiences, seamless communication across technology boundaries, and the ability to support a wide range of business processes. These new technologies are Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Workflow Foundation, …