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Time to start thinking seriously about Windows 2003 if you aren't already!

Today, Microsoft announced the retirement schedule for the Windows 2000 Server family of products. The schedule will give businesses, resellers and system builders a clear guide for the products’ phase out, which will occur in stages over more than two years. From April 1, 2006, the products will no longer be available.

But, the software will start disappearing from some sales channels as early as next April, which means some businesses in the process of Windows 2000 Server installations must complete software purchases within the next four-and-a-half months or start looking seriously at Windows Server 2003; Microsoft released the new version in April….

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