Microsoft has released Windows 2008 for public beta testing. You can get a copy of Beta 3 by going here

Currently the most intriguing development to me is that virtualization will be included with the operating system. Here is an excerpt about these developments from Microsoft:

-With its built-in server virtualization technology, Windows Server 2008 enables you to reduce costs, increase hardware utilization, optimize your infrastructure, and improve server availability.

-New deployments options to provide the most suitable method for your environment.

I have not started playing with 2008, but I would imagine that any virtualization technology they include will be pale in comparison to what VMWare offers. It will be interesting to see if there are any improvements that are not yet seen in the Microsoft Virtual Server product.

TITLE : Intermediate Business Programming with C++ © by White Feather Publishing
AUTHOR : by Don Voils
PUBLISHER : White Feather Publishing publisher
ISBN : 0979359112
EDITION : 1st
PUB DATE : May 1, 2007
LANGUAGE : English

With emphasis on the creation of object oriented programs for business
and the use of data structures, this book deals with the writing of
business programs using C++ from Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005.

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TITLE : Software Testing and Analysis: Process, Principles and Techniques (Paperback)
AUTHOR : by Mauro Pezze (Author), Michal Young (Author)
PUBLISHER : Wiley-Interscience publisher
ISBN : 0471455938
EDITION : 1st
PUB DATE : April 13, 2007
LANGUAGE : English

The first comprehensive book on software test and analysis You can’t
“test quality into” a software product, but neither can you build a
quality software product without test and analysis. Software test and
analysis is increasingly recognized, in research and in industrial
practice, as a core challenge in software engineering and computer
science. Software Testing and Analysis: Process, Principles, and
Techniques is the first book to present a range of complementary
software test and analysis techniques in an integrated, coherent
fashion. It covers a full spectrum of topics from basic principles and
underlying theory to organizational and process issues in real-world
application. The emphasis throughout is on selecting a complementary set
of practical techniques to achieve an acceptable level of quality at an
acceptable cost. Highlights of the book include:

* Interplay among technical and non-technical issues in crafting an
approach to software quality, with chapters devoted to planning and
monitoring the software quality process.
* A selection of practical techniques ranging from inspection to
automated program and design analyses to unit, integration, system, and
regression testing, with technical material set in the context of
real-world problems and constraints in software development.
* A coherent view of the state of the art and practice, with
technical and organizational approaches to push the state of practice
toward the state of the art. Throughout, the text covers techniques that
are suitable for near-term application, with sufficient technical
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reinforce the instruction and ensure that you master each topic before
proceeding. By incorporating software testing and analysis techniques
into modern practice, Software Testing and Analysis: Process,
Principles, and Techniques provides both students and professionals with
realistic strategies for reliable and cost-effective software
development.

URL: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0471455938/
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Introducing Windows Server 2008 (c) by Microsoft Press

The type of the release is: eBook
In the CHM format with ISBN: 0735624216 and Pub Date: May 30, 2007
The size of the release is: 05 disks x 2.88mb
And released on: 08/26/2007

Take a first look at the next generation of Windows Server with insights
direct from the popular author and Microsoft MVP Mitch Tulloch and the
Microsoft Windows Server team. With this insider s introduction, you
will get to preview and evaluate Windows Server code name Longhorn. You
will learn how to use new features that help you improve security,
performance, reliability, and operational efficiency, as well as how to
automate deployment and administration. Examine Windows Hypervisor
virtualization, Windows Deployment Services, Internet Information
Services 7.0, Windows PowerShellTM, Network Access Protection, and other
security features. Take a guided preview from the experts and get ready
to plan for deployment and perform your first upgrades and migrations to
Windows Server code name Longhorn. Delivers advance insights from those
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use to help improve security, reliability, and operational efficiency,
and deliver the next generation of Web services and applications.
Examines the new features that help IT professionals deploy Windows
Server Longhorn, test application compatibility, upgrade and migrate
servers, and configure server roles

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