Microsoft to offer production-ready Vista technologies

18.01.2006

No timeframe for shipping Orcas has been set yet, according to a Microsoft representative.

Microsoft also plans to make its Windows Live and Office Live Internet-based services available as rich development platforms, Somasegar said. "Developers will be able to customize, enhance, and innovate on top of these services," he said. As part of its Internet services plan, the company anticipates improvements to Visual Studio in the area of building and consuming services.