Microsoft said on Wednesday that its latest server product, Windows Server 2008 R2, will be broadly available on Oct. 22, the same day as Windows 7.

The confirmation came from Steve Guggenheimer, Microsoft's original equipment manufacturer division corporate vice president, during a keynote speech at the Computex electronics exhibition in Taipei. Microsoft has said the server product was on schedule for release around the same time as Windows 7.

The release candidate for Windows Service 2008 R2 has been available since last month, when Microsoft also announced several new features.

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