UPDATE: Windows XP SP1 Build 1079 Released to Testers

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Build 1079 is Pre RC1!!!

My mate BetaX tells me that this build has just been made available to testers, yep thats no leak I repeat, no leak! It's official so if you are a beta tester get on over to WindowsBetaWeb and sign in using your .NET Passport so you can supply us with it ASAP

No notes have been posted yet (site is not updates yet) so I thought I'd leave you with this until we get more info.

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Cheers Scoop for this update!
I have installed Windows XP SP1 1079 wich has been released offically to beta testers today. I am sending you a screenshot too. The build is identical to 1078 except these build updates:

IE and OE: 6.0.2800.1079 (1078 had 6.0.2800.1078)
Windows Messenger: 4.7.0039 (1078 had 4.7.0038)

View: WindowsBetaWeb You must be a valid tester and hold .NET passport to access the site.

Download: Windows XP SP1 Build 1079 Release notes (RTF file)

Screenshot: 1079 Build numbers and stuff

Microsoft CRM will come in both Standard and Professional versions.
The Pro version will include extra features such as workflow and email management (preferably using a connection to Exchange Server). In addition, the Pro version will integrate with Microsoft Great Plains and newly acquired Navision applications for back-office management.
Thacher said third-party application developers will be able to take advantage of an embedded Microsoft BizTalk Server to integrate with Microsoft CRM. The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) will release a software development kit (SDK) for CRM integration. Microsoft CRM won't be an off-the-shelf program, though. The product will be
available through various Microsoft partners who will get sales and integration training this fall, during the final stages of the current beta.

Microsoft built CRM on Microsoft SQL Server, using the new C# language for Microsoft .NET. Thacher said CRM will be the company's first .NET business application. The Service module will let companies build a knowledge base of past cases and their solutions, and the Sales and Service modules will integrate so that sales reps can keep tabs on any recently reported customer problems. Built-in tools will let CRM administrators add data fields, build workflows, and make other changes to adapt the product to their company. Thacher said the interface won't be completely customizable but demonstrated that when users change a form (e.g., to add a new field), the altered form will work in both Outlook and Web browser clients.

One feature from Microsoft's original plan for CRM won't make it into version 1.0: the ability to build a customer portal from the CRM knowledge base and other data. Thacher said that feature is still in the works for a later release. Thacher also said that Microsoft plans to port key functionality from Microsoft CRM to bCentral--Microsoft's set of hosted application services for small business--removing any features that small businesses might consider overkill.