14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft is making headway with the development process of the next iteration of its home server. An update of the public Beta of Windows Home Server Codename Vail is currently available for early adopters, according to Dave Berkowitz, senior communications manager Microsoft. The refresh is focused on tailoring the first Beta milestone of Windows Home Server Codename Vail to customers in two additional markets, expanding the language support beyond English. Specifically, testers in Germany and Japan will now be able to download and test-drive localized builds of Windows Home Server Codename Vail Beta.
“I’m happy to announce another update for the beta: starting today, German and Japanese editions of the Vail beta are now available for our international friends. Both the server and client components are completely localized into these two languages in this edition of the beta,” Berkowitz stated.
As it is the case with the Beta of codename Vail delivered at the end of April 2010, the latest localized builds can also be grabbed through Microsoft Connect. Testers will need a valid Windows Live ID in order to sign in and access the Beta bits for the next version of Windows Home Server. “To download these versions, please go to the [Windows Home Server site on Connect] to sign up for the download. You can also provide feedback through the Connect portal, which is used to log ideas and feature suggestions for future versions of Windows Home Server,” Berkowitz added.
According to the Redmond company, additional localized versions of Windows Home Server Codename Vail Beta are cooking, and will be released in the future. Microsoft has yet to say just what additional languages will be supported for codename Vail, or when the Beta development milestone will be updated again. “We’ve received great feedback from you on the release on our public beta of Windows Home Server Code Name ‘Vail’ last month. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to give us your feedback and ideas,” he stated.