I don't believe Exchange 12 is waiting for Longhorn. Also SBS Longhorn is in the scope due to Exchange 12.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tomasz Onyszko Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 3:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Microsofts Exchange Server 12 64 bit announcement joe wrote: > Realistically figure Longhorn in 2007. Companies that lease hardware > are usually on a 3-year cycle so people leasing now already better be > getting x64 or very close to it. I doubt most are as I don't believe > the acceptance is anywhere as deep as MS seems to imply in that > release, heck I still see W2K and E2K on old old hardware on a regular basis. > Actually more regularly than I see E2K3 and K3. > OK - but Longhorn in its current time frame which I think You are talking about 2007 release will still support 32-bit architecture. This press release states that Longhorn R2 will be the version which will be 64-bit only. I don't know what is a time frame for LH R2 - maybe we will get rid of 32-bit boxes as aservers till then for other reasons (64-bit may become cheaper then 32-bit) -- Tomasz Onyszko http://www.w2k.pl List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
