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SmartBar Alpha 3 has the following features:

• 0Meta-Search (Google, Downloads, Hotbot, Yahoo, Corbis)
  
• Winamp Integration (Controls & Song Now Playing Scrollers)
  
• Winamp 'File Jump' Made Global Hotkey 'CTRL+J'
  
• Neowin & Slashdot Links
  
• Customizeable News Ticker with 20+ streams
  
• Weather 'Now & Next' icons & temperature for anywhere in US
  
• Hotmail/MSN Mail Checker
  
• Messenger Contacts Dropdown List

SmartBar Alpha 3 needs

• Windows 2000/XP
  
• Winamp 2.XX (non-winamp features work fine without)
  
• Messenger 4.7 (non-messenger features work fine without)

Download: Download SmartBar Alpha 3

This is BETA software!, please use caution when installing it on your system

Windows Server 2003 Build 3764
Finalized Thursday and publish Friday morning, this is the same as build 3763 but has the new “full” shipping PID’s. Otherwise it’s identical to 3763.

Windows Server 2003 Build 3765
Targeted for 2003-02-07, published 2003-02-08 and ESCROW, intended as RTM/GOLDEN. Minor changes compared to 3764.
The final build number will differ from 3765, but if build 3765 is stable – survives testing without showstoppers – it’s the code in this build that will be “golden”.
No new code will be checked in after this date, if not a “showstopper”.

RTM
Time is critical. With the commitment of launch the 24th of April (boxes in stores), Microsoft has to RTM the code March 12, 2003.
The code that is RTM has to survive about 15 days of ESCROW before RTM.

Important Dates
April 23, 2003 Release of GPMC
April 24, 2003 Launch of Windows Server 2003 in USA
May 1, 2003 Release of ADS (Automated Deployment Services)
May 12, 2003 Release of ADAM (AD Application Mode)
RTM + 90 days Release of Metadirectory Service
June 2, 2003 Release of SharePoint Services
June 15, 2003 Release of Real Time Services
June 15, 2003 Release of Digital Rights Management