SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. has synchronized development efforts for the client and server versions of Longhorn, the code name for the next Windows release, a Microsoft executive said Tuesday. “Today, ...

It’s official — after months of going by the codename “Longhorn,” the next-generation Windows operating system has been dubbed “Windows Vista.” It sounds like a spa resort in the mountains, but the ...

The company first disclosed the name Thursday at the company's Microsoft Global Briefing, an employee-only conference being held in Atlanta, but only made the name public on Friday in a webcast. Until ...