Win2k3 RTM postponed to March 19

Windows Server 2003 Build 3771, built and leaked recently was originally intended for Escrow and RTM, but did not make the cut. A small flaw was found and the Microsoft development team together with JDP’s decided to give it all a few more days (builds). Current build to be targeted for Escrow is build 3780, finished this morning.

Since early this year “March 12, 2003″ has been the date targeted as “RTM day” for Windows Server 2003, meaning that the code “on hand” that day really is delivered to manufacturing. Last week it was decided to postpone RTM and give the development and test-teams another week. The new RTM date for Windows Server 2003 is March 19, 2003. This will not delay GTM activities or the official release of the product targeted to be April 24, 2003 when the products will be available in retail and OEM versions. But it will cause minor problems for AR’s as the AR’s will have one week less to produce the CD media that goes into the finished package.

The final build number of Windows Server 2003 is currently not known, but it might very well be “rounded off” to a higher and nicer looking number. This was the case of Windows XP when quite a few build numbers were “lost” as build 2600 was made.

Source : Bink Windows XP