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Office 2006

Still waiting to upgrade to Office 2003? Annonymous sources peg the next release of Office 12 Beta 1 at August 29, 2005 and the target for "street" availability July 17, 2006. When contacted, Microsoft VP Chris Capossela commented, "We will continue the trend of shipping a new version of Office every two to three years. That kind of predictability is very important for our (Software Assurance) annuity customers." Interested in more speculation, Andre Da Costa predicts:

Office 12 Beta 1 – May 2005
Windows Longhorn Beta 1 – June 2005
Windows Longhorn Server Beta 1 – June 2005
Office 2006 Beta 2 – November 2005
Windows 2006 Beta 2 – January 2006
Office 2006 Worldwide Availability – May 22, 2006
Windows Server 2007 Beta 2
Windows 2006 RC1 – July 2006
Windows 2006 RC2 – September 2006
Windows 2006 RTM – October 30, 2006
Windows 2006 Client Worldwide Availability – November 7, or November 23, 2006
Windows Server 2007 Beta RC1 – April 2007
Windows Sever 2007 Beta RC2 – June 2007
Windows Server 2007 RTM – August 2007
Windows Server 2007 Worldwide Availability – September 6, 2007
Service Pack 1 for Windows 2006 client with WinFS integrated - October 2007