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Vista release date: 30 November 2006

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By Gemma Simpson

Published: 3 November 2006 15:30 GMT

The official release of Windows Vista will be 30 November 2006 to business customers only, quashing rumours of a December release.

Microsoft Office System, Windows Vista and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 will become broadly available to business customers on 30 November, according to the software giant.

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The word from Microsoft is general availability of Vista will be in early 2007, with no exact date set.

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