14.1 Release History

Originally scheduled for release in 2001, Windows 2003 Server was delayed several times, mostly for "security reasons" (according to Microsoft). Consider the following timeline of the Windows Server pre-release history:

• Original codename : Whistler

• Original expected release: late 2001

• Original release candidate name : Windows 2002 Server

• Trustworthy Computing Initiative release rollback: mid-2002

• Final release candidate name: Windows .NET Server

• Updated release date: mid-2003 (over two years of beta testing)

• Last-minute name change: Windows 2003 Server

Even before its release, Windows 2003 Server was plagued with a long history of insecurity, uncertainty, and confusion.