Microsoft Windows 2000: It`s ready for business

Microsoft today is excited to announce the release to manufacturing of the Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advance Server operating systems.

"Today`s completion of Microsoft Windows 2000 represents a phenomenal team effort and would not have been possible without the amazing contributions from our employees, customers and partners throughout the industry, " said Ian Hatton, Windows 2000 product manager at Microsoft South Africa

Hundreds of customers, PC manufacturers, independent software and hardware vendors and system integrators have signed-off on the quality, performance and reliability of Microsoft Windows 2000.

Mark Hill, managing director of Microsoft South Africa, commented: "Microsoft has received tremendous response from the South African market with regard to Microsoft`s latest operating system. During the past few months Microsoft has initiated the biggest training drive in the history of technology product launches in South Africa. We have had a dedicated team of trainers preparing South Africa for Microsoft Windows 2000 for the past six months. Through a range of Microsoft Windows 2000 training sessions from highly technical to knowledge worker audiences, we are confident in saying that by February 17th, South Africa will be ready for Microsoft Windows 2000."

Microsoft Windows 2000 is the first operating system developed by Microsoft that has involved this level of input and consultancy from Microsoft`s customers and partners. Since its inception, Microsoft has been dedicated to delivering nothing less than the highest quality, most reliable computing platform for organisations to run their businesses. "We have an uncompromising attitude towards the quality of Microsoft Windows 2000 and today`s announcement represents that we have met our customers` stringent expectations," concluded Hatton.

Windows 2000 will be available in all retail outlets on 17, February 2000