Next Yukon, Whidbey Betas Due In May

"Microsoft expects to launch Yukon Beta 2 and the Whidbey Beta 1 in May of 2004 with Phase III testing scheduled for August, company executives said on Friday. SQL Server executives gave partners a look under the hood of its Yukon' database at Momentum here, as well as some time lines for its next generation database and Visual Studio development platform.

Yukon Beta 2 and Whidbey Beta 1 will be targeted for release in May for corporate developers and application architects, said Don Petersen, a SQL Server product manager. Further out, Phase III testing, which will involve the release of Yukon Beta 3 and Whidbey Beta 2, is planned for August 2004, he said.

Phase III testing will be expanded to solution providers and systems integrators and will involve Microsoft's field force more aggressively, said Don Petersen, a SQL Server product manager. Yukon beta 3 is also referred to as the first release candidate. The milestone dates for Yukon and Whidbey were displayed on screen as part of the presentation Friday afternoon."

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