Distributed computing came into the mainstream computing world overnight and there were not too many technologies to aid developers to take up this challenge. The beta version of Apache Web server 2.0 was completed Tuesday night, marking the availability of what is seen as the first major reworking of the popular software in some time. The upgrade is expected to make the software more accessible to users unfamiliar with it and to integrate better with other platforms. In his keynote address Monday at Microsoft's WinHEC 2001 conference, Bill Gates, the company's chair and chief software architect, announced the availability of Beta 2 of the Microsoft Windows XP operating system and named a number of companies aligned with the software giant in the development of the company's Tablet PC platform. Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack Service packs are the means by which Windows 2000 bug fixes are distributed.
Service packs keep the product current.
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