| Codename |
Windows OS or OS Technology |
Ref |
| Greenwich |
Live Communications Server (2003) for IM |
Link |
| Whidbey |
Visual Studio to ship in 2004 |
|
| Yukon |
SQL Server 2000 successor
(supposed to include unified storage engine) |
Link |
| Kodiak |
Exchange 2003 successor
(supposed to include unified storage engine, will follow Yukon, and use
the unified data storage engine) |
|
| Jupiter |
BizTalk Server 2004 for e-business |
|
| Bobcat |
Small Business Server 2003 |
|
| Titanium |
Exchange 2003
(.NET enabled, support for mobile devices, "ActiveSync
Server", based on Exchange 2000) |
Link |
| Tahoe |
SharePoint Portal Server |
Link |
| Topaz |
Windows 2003 SMS Server |
|
Whistler
(Server) |
Windows 2003 Server (WinNT 5.2) |
Link |
| Corona |
Windows Media 9 Series (3rd generation)
Including Fast Stream and Dynamic Content Delivery |
Link |
| Freestyle |
eHome Media Center shell and services
Windows extentions for remote control and TV scenarios
Available in Windows XP (SR1) Media Center Edition (WinNT 5.1) |
Link |
| Blackcomb |
Windows XP successor |
|
| Longhorn |
2nd Edition of Windows XP (WinNT 5.X) |
Link |
| Everett |
.NET 2003 .NET Visual Studio |
Link |
| HailStorm |
.NET My Services
.NET Personal information services from Microsoft. |
Link |
| Whistler |
Windows XP (WinNT 5.1)/ Windows Server 2003 (WinNT 5.2)
Finally join Windows NT and Windows 9X into a single operating system.
New user interface, skins support, everything available from the Start menu. Merge of
Odyssey & Neptune. |
Link |
| Falcon |
Microsoft Messaging Queue (MiddleWare) |
Link |
| Platinum |
Exchange 2000 |
Link |
| Shiloh |
SQL Server 2000 |
Link |
| Liberty |
SQL Server 2000 (64 bit) |
|
| Plato |
SQL Server 7.0 OLAP |
|
| Sphinx |
SQL Server 7.0 |
|
| Odyssey |
Windows 2000 successor (WinNT 5.X -- canceled, see Whistler) |
|
| Millennium |
Windows Me (Millennium Edition -- Win 9X 4.1 |
|
| Impala |
Windows NT 4.0, Embedded version |
|
| No Codename |
Windows 2000 (Win2K, formerly WinNT 5.0) |
|
| Wolfpack |
Load balancing service for Windows (Microsoft Cluster Server) |
|
| Denali |
Active Server Pages |
|
| Hydra |
SQL Server 6.5 / Terminal technology for Windows (RDP) / Remote Desktop Service
Available as "Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition" and
integrated in next versions. |
|
| SQL95 |
SQL Server 6.0 |
|
| Neptune |
Windows 9X successor (cancelled, see Whistler) |
U |
| |
Windows ME (Version 4.90.3000) |
Q |
| |
Windows 98 OSR 2 "Second Edition" (Version 4.10.2222A) |
Q |
| Memphis |
Windows 98 (Version 4.10.1998) "Windows 4.1" |
Q |
| Nashville |
"True Web Integration" technology (Web based shell for
Windows.) Designed as a new version of Windows but finally available as Internet Explorer
4 "Desktop Update" for Windows 95 and NT and integrated in next versions. |
U |
| Knoxville |
Short lived codename for Microsoft Windows 95. Replaced by Nashville. |
B |
| Wolfpack |
Windows NT 4.0 MSCS Cluster Technology |
Link |
| Cairo |
Windows NT 4.0
also Windows NT unified distributed filesystem |
|
| |
Windows 95 OSR 2.5 (Version 4.03.1214 - 4.00.950C) |
Q |
| |
Windows 95 OSR 2.1 (Version 4.03.1212 - 4.00.950B - USB supplement) |
Q |
| Detroit |
Windows 95B OSR 2 (Version 4.00.1111 - 4.00.950B) |
Q |
| |
Windows 95 OSR 1 (Version 4.00.950a) |
Q |
| |
Windows 95A (Version 4.00.950a - Win 95 + SP1) |
Q |
| Chicago |
Windows 95 (Version 4.00.950) "Windows 4.0" |
Q |
| Cougar |
32-bit protect-mode MS-DOS kernel. Planned to serve as the kernel for major
Windows release. Subsequently merged with Jaguar and Stimpy to become (but not Panther) to
become Chicago. |
B |
| Jaguar |
Retail implementation of Cougar (DOS 7.00) Subsequently merged with Jaguar and Stimpy
to become (but not Panther) to become Chicago. |
B |
| Panther |
Port of Windows NT Win32 core to run on top of Cougar. Subsequently abandoned
and replaced with Chicago. |
B |
| |
Windows NT 3.51 |
|
| Daytona |
Windows NT 3.5 |
|
| |
Windows NT 3.1 (no PCI support) |
|
| Windows NT |
Windows NT 3.0 (Win32 - no PCI support). Preceded by OS/2 3.0. |
|
| Snowball |
Windows for Workgroups 3.11 (Win16) Peer networking introduced. |
U |
| Kato |
Windows for Workgroups 3.1 (Win16) first initiated. |
B |
| Janus |
Windows 3.1 (Win 16) First practical, somewhat stable Windows OS. |
U |
| Windows 3.0 |
(Win16 - subsystem) also 3.00a - First running Windows OS with practical apps. |
J |
| Windows 286 |
Windows 2.0 (Win16 - DOS 3.0 GUI), also 2.03 - 2.11 |
J |
| Windows |
Windows 1.0 (Win16 - DOS 2.0 GUI), also 1.01, 1.03, 1.04 |
J |
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