The newest version of my standard Microsoft Codename Tracker is out and ready for obtain.
(Indeed, although it's formally March today, I just obtained carried out together with the February update. Those short months are deadly with regards to deadlines!)
This PDF will be the identical chart I use myself to keep up together with the numerous, morphing codenames of products and technologies coming from Microsoft. The Tracker is totally free and downloadable in the ZDNet web site. If you have currently registered on ZDNet, just grab it. Should you haven’t, registration info will probably be requested before you download it. No matter whether you are a Microsoft consumer,
Windows 7 Key, partner, analyst, competitor (and even employee), you might acquire it useful.
New for the newest Tracker (amongst numerous entries) is “Blackbird,” a new Microsoft cloud-related codename. Microsoft history buffs could recall that Microsoft has used “Blackbird” as a codename prior to. This time around,
Microsoft Office 2010 Key, however, Blackbird isn’t a Web-dev tool; instead it really is technology that helps with provisioning and managing cloud services,
Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Plus, I hear.
There are other new and revised codenames added to this month’s Tracker. Don’t forget: If there’s a codename missing from this list that you’d like me to check out and ultimately add, please don’t hesitate to contact me via e-mail. All e-mails I receive are treated as confidential — unless you want a mention/credit line,
Microsoft Office 2010 Professional, of course.
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