Windows Server 2003 Set for RTM

Thanks to cannhawk and xStainDx aswell. Microsoft is expected to announce on Friday that Windows Server 2003 has completed testing and been certified final, or gold, code.

RTM closes only the first chapter in a long release cycle. Microsoft plans to release several more major Windows Server 2003 components during the next six months or so. Upcoming updates include: Greenwich, Microsoft's new business-class instant messaging technology; Group Policy Management Console; Windows Team Services, a collaboration tool; Windows Rights Management Services (RMS), a security enhancement; and Windows Systems Resource Manager (WSRM), among others.

While the Group Policy Management Console won't make RTM, the feature is expected to be delivered around the April 24 launch date, O'Brien said. Many of the other features would come much later. For example, Greenwich is currently in beta testing, and RMS begins the second beta cycle next month.

News source: C|Net