Novidades sobre a versões Windows de 64-bits

A Microsoft lançou as novas versões beta dos sistemas Windows XP Professional e Windows Server 2003 Enterprise com suporte as instruções 64 bits dos processadores Athlon 64, da AMD. Cada uma das versões traz uma série de melhorias, como Windows Messenger, Windows Media Player e o .Net Framework 1.1. 

A Microsoft também anunciou os novos nomes para os sistemas, que se chamarão respectivamente "Windows XP Professional x64 Edition" e "Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition".

Microsoft on Wednesday made available the latest builds of its 64-bit version of Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise, that each features a handful of new improvements including the Luna user interface, Windows Messenger, Windows Media Player, infrastructure support for Bluetooth, and the .Net Framework 1.1.

Company officials also announced on Wednesday they would be changing the name of the desktop version to Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. They are also changing the names of the various server versions of the product which will now be called the Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition, and Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition.

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