Microsoft Schedule For Some Programs

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Windows 7

The most recent build compiled is build 7061 on March 11, 2009

Internal RC-escrow builds of Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 R2 will be delivered to select testers on the fourth week of April 2009

Release candidate for Windows 7 & for Windows Server 2008 R2 will be released to the public during the last week of May 2009

An Escrow Build is a build where development halts and developers & beta testers start testing the product for any show-stopper bugs. Microsoft always emphasizes this to testers to concentrate only on the regressions and confirmation of fixes when asking for feedback on escrow builds.

Office 14

First beta of Office 14 will be released in early July and will not be available for public testing

Second beta version of Office 14 will be released in early November

Final RTM release of Office 14 is scheduled in early March 2010

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010

The RTM release of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 is planned for early October 2009