Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Mircrosoft Codenames

Microsoft codenames are the codenames given by Microsoft to products it has in development, before these products are given the names by which they appear on store shelves. Many of these products (new versions ofWindows in particular) are of major significance to the IT community, and so the terms are often widely used in discussions prior to the official release. Microsoft usually does not announce a final name until shortly before the product is publicly available.

Codename------------------Final Name
Janus-----------------------Windows 3.1
Chicago---------------------Windows 95
Memphis--------------------Windows 98
Mellennium------------------Windows ME
Cairo-------------------------Windows NT 4.0
Asteriod----------------------Windows 2000 + Service Pack 1
Janus-------------------------Windows 2000 (64 bit)
Whistler----------------------Windows XP
Springboard------------------Windows Xp + Service Pack 2
Symphony--------------------Windows Xp Media Center Edition 2005
Whistler Server---------------Windows 2003 Server
Longhorn---------------------Windows Vista
Blackcomb--------------------N/A

Isnt this intersting, every1 gets a nick ;) hehe