Longhorn Server and Vista are of the same ilk. Over 70% of the code in the two products is shared; in fact, Vista and Longhorn Server were being developed together for much of the Vista development ...

Windows Longhorn will include features to help PC users subscribe to information published by bloggers and Web news sites using the Really Simple Syndication protocol. Longhorn will also include a ...

If you’re interested in the history of Windows, you probably know a bit about “Longhorn,” Microsoft’s internal codename for the OS update that would eventually become Windows Vista. Microsoft planned ...

With all of the coverage of Windows Vista and its many improvements for client desktops, it’s easy to forget that an equally large team of developers is working on the next generation of Windows on ...

Software archeologists discovered what is likely the first instance of Aero frames running in Windows. The effect was seen in a Windows Longhorn build from 2003. Longhorn's development process was ...

Microsoft will introduce a new system for fighting software piracy with its upcoming Windows Vista and Windows Longhorn Server operating systems, the company said Wednesday. Called the Microsoft ...

Microsoft is expected to provide the first public details of its plans for Longhorn Embedded to developers in May at its Microsoft Mobility and Embedded DevCon in Las Vegas. However, to date, ...

Microsoft took another step toward releasing a beta version of Longhorn, the next edition of Windows, with the debut Monday of developer tools for the operating system. The company is providing free ...

Longhorn’s reach will extend around the world and change the way developers do their jobs. But what will it mean in the long run? In its first preview at the Microsoft Professional Developers ...

Mike Ricciuti joined CNET in 1996. He is now CNET News' Boston-based executive editor and east coast bureau chief, serving as department editor for business technology and software covered by CNET ...

I can't believe I missed this! Well, OK, it only happened on like Tuesday this week, or something, but still! It appears that a leaked alpha of Microsoft's next gen Windows OS, code named Longhorn, ...

SAN FRANCISCO--Microsoft continues to make adjustments to a controversial architecture for securing PCs but still plans to include the feature in Longhorn, the next release of Windows. The software ...