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REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. will be beefing up its server and development tools offerings to better support enterprise customers, provide for tighter integration and drive down costs while driving up usage, said Eric Rudder, senior vice president of the company's server and tools business.

As part of a product roadmap Rudder presented at the Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting here Thursday, he said the company would be delivering a version of Windows Server in the Longhorn timeframe, known as Longhorn Server. He also said Microsoft is working on an enhanced Web services platform known as Indigo. Rudder also announced new audit and collection services and a "Bear Paw" terminal server to be added to the server system family of products.

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