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SAN FRANCISCO–Windows Server boss Bill Laing said in an interview Friday that the server version of Windows 7 will ship this calendar year.

Using a little bit of deduction, I’d say that means Windows 7 continues to be tracking ahead of schedule. Although Laing’s comments referred to Windows Server 2008 R2 and not to the desktop version, server products traditionally ship after desktop operating systems based on the same code base, owing to greater testing needs.

“We’ve really been executing,” Laing said, noting that although the R2 product is a relatively minor release for the server unit, it still packs more features than he would have expected a year and a half ago.

As was the case with Windows 7, Microsoft shipped a beta version of the server update in January, after sharing it with some early customers in December. The next version, a release candidate, is due soon. Laing wouldn’t say whether it would ship by next month, as is being speculated on the desktop side of things.

“I’m not sure yet,” Laing said. “It’s not far away, but we don’t have a final date yet.”

I’m genuinely looking forward to Windows 7, it will be interesting to see what it brings to the end user community, what new functionality and improved resilience can be delivered. That said, I hope it supports and builds upon the virtual desktop, we’ll have to see. I’m off to check it out.

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