FRAMINGHAM (08/11/2000) - Microsoft Corp. this week announced that it's releasing the data center version of Windows 2000 to manufacturing, a move that sets the stage for a launch of the enterprise-level operating system next month. Microsoft also said Round Rock, Texas-based Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp. and Blue Bell, Pa.-based Unisys Corp. have signed on to sell the Windows 2000 Datacenter Server software on their systems.
Those companies join Compaq Computer Corp. as certified resellers of the data center release. Microsoft said it expects to have other vendors on board in time for the scheduled Sept. 26 launch of the software in San Francisco.