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  Windows XP SP2 to be 'Springboard' to Longhorn
Time: 16:06 EST/21:06 GMT | News Source: WinInformant | Posted By: Jonathan Tigner

If you're wondering why Microsoft is taking so long to release Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), wonder no more: The company is working to back-port various Longhorn security technologies into SP2, providing a mid-ground between the default security found in XP and that which will be available in its next major desktop OS. Code-named "Springboard," the new security features include an updated version of the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF), which adds outbound scanning capabilities and other features previously found only in Microsoft's enterprise server product, Internet Security & Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000.

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#1 By 6253 (12.237.219.240) at Wednesday, October 15, 2003 06:20:19 PM
No, this shall be Windows XP: The Wrath of Khan!

#2 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at Wednesday, October 15, 2003 07:04:29 PM
They should package and sell XP with SP2 included...
And DirectX 9, Media Player 9, and all the other new downloadies

#3 By 2459 (24.175.137.164) at Wednesday, October 15, 2003 10:40:01 PM
They likely will. After an SP release, MS usually updates the retail and OEM skus.



 

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