    |
| Janus |
Windows 3.1 |
Version 3.1 |
|
Mobile Windows |
Slimmed-down Microsoft® Windows for laptops and handheld
PCs. Incorporated pen and power-saving technology, circa 1993 |
|
|
Kato |
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups (first initiated). |
Version 3.1 |
| Snowball |
Windows for Workgroups 3.11 |
Version 3.11 |
|
Chicago |
Windows 95 |
Version 4.0 |
| Frosting |
Windows 95 PlusPack! |
|
| Detroit |
Windows
95 OSR 2 |
Version 4.0b |
|
Nashville |
Originated
as Windows 96. "True Web Integration" technology. Web based shell for
Windows. Designed as a new version of Windows but finally available as
Internet Explorer 4 "Desktop Update" for Windows 95 and NT and
integrated in next versions. (NOT IE4 itself!) |
Version 4.0 |
|
Memphis |
Windows 98 |
Version 4.1 |
|
Knoxville |
Short-lived codename for
Microsoft® Windows® 95 refresh release ("close to Nashville"). |
|
| Neptune |
Home-consumer Windows product
based on Windows 2000. Merged with Odyssey to form Whistler in January 2000. |
Cancelled |
|
Panther |
Port of Windows NT Win32 core to run atop Cougar.
Project subsequently abandoned in favor of Chicago. |
|
| |
|
|
|
Jaguar |
Retail implementation of Cougar (DOS 7.00). Major
features included more powerful and consistent command-line options,
improved NLS support, Flash Memory Filesystem, etc. Subsequently merged with
Cougar and Stimpy (but not Panther) to become Chicago. |
|
|
Cougar |
32-bit protect-mode MS-DOS kernel. Planned to serve as
the kernel for major Windows release (see No Name Cat). Subsequently merged
with Jaguar and Stimpy (but not Panther) to become Chicago. |
|
| Millennium |
Windows ME |
Version 4.2 |
| |
|
|
 |
| Pegasus |
Windows CE 1.0 |
Version 1.0 |
|
Venus |
Windows CE for webTV |
version 1.0? |
|
Aplollo |
Windows CE for Auto PC |
Version 2.01 |
| Gryphon |
Windows CE 2.0 for palm size PC |
Version 2.01 |
|
Mercury |
Windows CE for Handeld PC |
Version 2.0 |
|
Alder |
Windows CE 2.1 (Alder
Enhancement Pack) |
Version 2.1 |
|
Axe |
Embedded Toolkit for 2.0 and
2.1 (Platform builder) |
Version 2.x |
|
Hermes |
Windows CE for webphones |
version 2.11 |
|
Jupiter |
Windows CE for Handheld PC Pro
V3 |
Version 2.11 |
|
Wyvern |
Windows CE for Color Palm PC |
Version 2.11 |
|
Orion |
Windows CE for Chinese handheld
PC |
Version 2.11 |
|
Goldeneye |
Windows CE for AutoPC |
version 2.12 |
| Birch |
Windows CE 2.11 2.12 (Brich Enhancement
Pack) also Embedded Toolkit |
Version 2.11 2.12 |
| Cedar |
Windows CE 3.0 |
Version 3.0 |
|
Tazz |
Microsoft Phone |
|
|
Galileo |
Windows CE for H/PC V4
(Handheld PC 2000) |
version 3.0 |
|
Rapier |
Windows CE for P/PC V2.0
(Pocket PC 2000)
Palm-size PC with a new user interface. |
Version 3.0 |
|
Chainsaw |
Windows CE Platform Builder 3.0 |
Version 3.0 |
| Talisker |
Windows CE 4.0 (Windows
Powered)+ Platform builder 4.0 |
Version 4.0 |
| Merlin |
Windows CE 2002 (Pocket PC
2002) |
Version 4.5 |
| Jameson |
Windows CE.NET Update (IPv6, SMS, MS
Office Viewers) |
Version 4.1 |
|
Stinger |
Windows CE for Smartphone V1
(Smartphone 2002) |
|
|
McKendrick |
Windows CE for Media2go (Media
Center Pocket) |
Version 4.x |
|
Mira |
Windows CE for Smart Display
Devices |
Version 4.0 |
| Jupiter, Macallan |
Windows CE.NET Corporate
Edition |
Version 5.0 |
| |
|
|
    
NT Platform |
| Daytona |
Windows NT 3.5 |
Version 3.5 |
| SUR (Shell Update
Release) "NewShell" |
Originally a Patch for Windows
NT 3,51, in order to implement the new Windows 95 look and feel. Later
further technologies were then implemented, which actually were only
intended for Cairo . For this reason from " the Patch " Windows NT 4,0 and
the remaining technologies of " Cairo " was then shifted on NT 5,0. |
Version 4.0.1381 |
|
Cairo |
Originally Windows NT 4,0, later then a designation
of technologies, which were planned partly for NT 4 and/or NT 5. |
Cancelled |
| Impala |
Windows NT 4.0 Embedded |
Version 4.0.1381 |
|
NT5 (not really a codename) |
Windows
2000 |
Version 5.0.2195 |
|
Astroid |
win2k ServicePack1 |
|
| Janus |
Update to Microsoft® Windows 2000 (NT 5.00) prior to
Neptune release. Also known as Windows NT 5.10. |
Version 5.0 |
| Astroid |
Windows 2000 Service-Pack 1 |
Version 5.0.2195 |
| Odyssey |
Planned succesor of Windows 2000 |
Cancelled |
| Whistler |
Windows XP (Merge of Odyssey &
Neptune) |
Version 5.1.2600 |
| Whistler Server |
Windows Server 2003 |
Version 5.2.3700 |
|
Bobcat |
Windows Server 2003 Small
Business Edition |
Version 5.2 |
| Mantis |
Windows XP Embedded 5.1 |
Version 5.1.2600 |
|
Mars |
Novell NetWare support for Microsoft® Windows NT®. |
|
| Freestyle |
Windows XP Media Center Edition |
Version 5.1 |
|
Harmony |
Windows XP Media Center Edition
1.5 |
|
|
No codename just Tablet PC |
Tablet PC |
Vesion 5.1 |
| Longhorn |
Succesor of Windows XP (client only) |
Version 6.0 |
| Blackcomb |
Succesor of Longhorn (server only?) |
Version 7.0 |
|
Sundown |
Windows 64 bit |
|
|
Idaho |
Preliminary/alpha version of
the next Windows-Longhorn. |
|
|
Mesquite |
Batch Job Management for Microsoft® Windows NT
Server/Windows 200x. |
|
|
Mir |
Mercury internal release (codename for Microsoft®
Windows NT® Server upgrades of existing Xenix servers). |
|
|
OS/2 3.0 |
Became Windows NT |
|
| |
|
  
Technologies |
|
Aruba |
Media Platform for Blackcomb |
|
| AirStream |
Services for wireless connections to Exchange |
|
| Avalanche |
Internet-Information-Services 5.0 |
Version 5.0 2195 |
| Avalon |
3-Di UI Client application platform built upon .NET
Framework, to be available in Longhorn. Think Avalon as a Managed version of
the Win API, (not only do you have GDI and GDI+ for graphics, you have the
entire api for writing windows programs), the 3d UI is just a very small
part of avalon. |
|
| Argo |
Query-Services for SQL-Server 2000 |
|
|
Blackbird |
portable execution platform,
java competitor. cancelled, but
likely the basis for .net |
cancelled |
| Blackbird |
"Blackbird" was a set of software tools and an editor
that made up most of the content authoring software internally used by
Microsoft for the development of MSN 2.0. The product we know now today as
the "Visual InterDev" component of VisualStudio is/was "Blackbird". The "MSN
SDK" was the pre-release copy of "Blackbird" provided at a MSN
DevConference - the CD's had an image of a Lockheed SR-71 on it - hence the
"Blackbird" name. |
|
| Blizzard |
Business oriented Set of Services in .NET My Services |
|
|
Basecamp |
VPN dial-up networking update
(PPTP) for win95 |
|
| Calais |
Smart-Card Technologies |
|
| Cascade |
Windows Active-Directory |
|
| Cayman |
NetMeeting 3.0 |
Version 3.01 4.4.3400 |
| Chrome |
ChromeEffects (GUI-Feature) |
|
| Comet |
Network-Tools for Windows 2000 |
|
| Corona |
Windows Media-Technologies 9.0 |
Version 9.0 |
| Coyote |
Distributed Views for SQL-Server
2000 |
|
| Darwin |
Windows Installer 1.1 |
Version 1.1 |
| Dart |
Setup for Oracle, SQL-Server ODBC-driver |
|
| DaVinci |
Database-Design & Query-Tools |
|
| Denali |
Active Server Pages |
Version 1.0 |
| Europa |
New
GUI for the MSN-Community |
|
| Fahrenheit |
Direct X |
Version 10.0 |
| Falcon |
Windows Messaging Queuing Server |
|
| Fusion |
Technologies for
DLL improvements |
|
| Gemini |
Succesor GUI "Europa" for
MSN-Community |
|
| Gibraltar |
Internet-Information-Server 1.0 |
Version 3.0 |
|
Green |
upcomming Microsoft Business Framework (on top on .NET
framework 1.x) |
|
| Grizzly |
Workflow-Designer for SQL-Server 2000 |
|
| Hailstorm |
XML Message Interface |
|
| HardeningPack |
Internet Explorer Enhanced Security (Windows Server
2003) |
Version 6.1 |
| Hydra |
Windows NT Terminal Services |
|
| Jakarta |
JAVA-Engine for Internet Explorer
3.0 |
|
| Jupiter |
E-Business-Initiative (In Windows.NET Server 2003)
Microsoft BizTalk Server, Microsoft Content Management Server, and Microsoft
Commerce Server all in one |
|
| Kagera |
OLE-DB Provider for ODBC-Data |
|
| K2 |
Internet-Information-Server 4.0 |
Version 4.0.1381 |
| Lightning |
.NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) |
|
| Luna |
Theme technology for Windows XP |
|
| Luxor |
OLE-Provider-Services for Yukon |
|
| Magic Carpet |
Passport-Technologien |
|
| Marvel |
Microsoft Network (MSN) |
|
|
Merlin |
Microsoft® Internet
Explorer for Dreamcast (cancelled circa 1999). |
|
|
Murcury |
DUN 1.2 update for Win95 |
|
| Nile |
OLE-DB |
|
|
Oprah |
Netmeeting |
Version 1.0 |
|
O'hare |
Microsoft® Internet Explorer 1.00. How you get from
Chicago (Windows 95) to the rest of the world. |
|
|
Oxygen |
Short-lived codename for post-Internet Explorer 3.0
product |
|
| Palladium |
Hardware-Embedded Security (Chip) (Trustworthy Computing) |
|
| Plato |
OLAP-Server |
|
| Quartz |
Direct Show |
|
|
Rosetta |
reporting services to go into yukon, next big SQL Server
release |
|
| Slate |
Microsoft Management-Console (MMC) |
Version 1.0 |
| Steelhead |
Windows NT Routing & Remote-Access
Services (RAS) |
|
| Stinger |
Windows CE Cellphone-edition (SmartPhone) |
|
| Talisman |
3D Graphic- und Multimedia
Architecture |
|
| Tensor |
OLE-DB Extensions for OLAP |
|
| Touchdown |
Public folders for MS Exchange |
|
|
Trustbridge |
Technology that allows
different organizations using the Windows operating system to exchange user
identities and interoperate in heterogeneous environments |
|
| Trident |
Dynamic HTML (DHTML) |
|
|
Whisper |
Speech
Recognition |
|
|
Whitehorse |
A set of integrated
graphical design tools that extend and complement Visual Studio .NET.
Release 1 of Whitehorse is scheduled to ship in September 2003 |
|
|
Wolfpack |
Windows Cluster-Services |
|
| |
|
   
   
   
  Backoffice
Exchange-Server |
| Osmium |
Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 |
Version 5.5 |
| Platinum |
Microsoft Exchange 2000
Server |
Version 6.0.5762.4 |
|
Mercury |
Microsoft Exchange 6.1
(cancelled) |
version 6.1 (cancelled) |
| Titanium |
Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server (Interims) |
Version 6.5 |
|
Magma |
Embedded Exchange. Microsoft® Exchange core store
technology being developed into a storage solution to serve a range of
application architectures. Available in three flavors: Enterprise,
Departmental, and Clients (Local Store). |
|
| Kodiak |
Microsoft Exchange 2005 Server |
Version 7.0 |
| |
|
|
| Systems-Management Server |
|
Hermes |
Microsoft Systems-Management-Server
1.0 |
Version 1.0 |
| Opal |
Microsoft Systems-Management-Server 2.0 |
Version 2.0.1493 |
| Topaz, Emerald |
Microsoft Systems-Management-Server 2003 |
Version 2.5.2389 |
| Ruby, Diamond |
Successor of SMS 2003 |
Version 3.0 |
| |
|
|
| SNA-Server |
| Orca |
Microsoft SNA-Server 4.0 |
|
| Thor |
SNA-Server ODBC
services |
|
| Babylon |
Microsoft Host-Integration-Server 2000 |
Version 5.0.798 |
| |
|
|
| SQL-Server |
| Starfighter |
Enterprise Managaer SQL-Server |
Version 6.0 |
| Hydra |
Microsoft SQL-Server 6.5 |
Version 6.5 |
| Sphinx |
Microsoft SQL-Server 7.0 |
Version 7.0 |
| Shiloh |
Microsoft SQL-Server 2000 |
Version 8.0.534 |
| Yukon |
Microsoft SQL Server 2002 |
Version 9.0 |
| Liberty |
64Bit-Edition von SQL-Server
2002 |
Version 9.0 |
| |
|
|
|
Other Servers |
|
Greenwich |
Realtime Comunication Server |
version 1.0 |
| Catapult |
Microsoft Proxy-Server 2.0 |
Version 2.0 |
| Comet |
Microsoft Internet-Security & Acceration Server
2000 |
Version 3.0.1200.165 |
| Tripoli, Tivoli |
Microsoft Index-Server |
Version 1.0 |
| Plutonium |
Microsoft Commerce-Server 4.0 |
Version 4.0 |
| Sable |
Microsoft E-Commerce Server 2001 |
Version 1.0 |
| Tiger |
Microsoft Media-Server |
Version 4.0 |
| Viper |
Microsoft Transaction-Server 2.0 |
Version 2.0 |
| Tahoe |
SharePoint Server 2001 |
Version 1.0 |
|
Thorium |
Enterprise edition of Microsoft Commerce Server 2002. |
Version 2003 |
| Latinum/Bizet |
Microsoft BizTalk-Server 2000 |
Version 1.0 |
|
Voyager |
Succesor of Biztalk |
|
|
Stingray |
ISA Server 2.0 |
|
|
Ossa |
Microsoft® Site Server 2.00. First release of Olympus.
Combination of the Normandy technology and Merchant Server 1.10 to form a
retail release. |
|
|
Normandy |
Microsoft Commercial Internet
System (MCIS) |
|
|
Kahiltna |
Microsoft® Commerce Server 2.00, formerly Merchant
Server. |
|
|
Matrix |
SharePoint 2.0 |
|
|
Fullsail |
Succesor of HIS |
|
| |
|
|
  
Applications and Development |
| Aspen |
Microsoft Visual Studio 98 |
Version 5.0 |
| Astro |
Microsoft DOS 6.0 |
Version 6.0 |
| Athena |
Microsoft Outlook Express |
|
|
Apollo |
Project 98 |
|
|
Cirrus |
Access 1.0 |
Version 1.0 |
| Capone |
Microsoft Mail 4.0 |
Version 4.0 |
| Freon |
Sucsessor of X-Box |
|
| Gecko |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 |
Version 5.0 |
|
Metro |
MSN 2.5 |
|
|
Texas |
MSN 8 client |
|
|
Mars |
MSN 7 client |
|
|
Mistral |
MSN 6 client |
|
| NGO (Next Generation
Office / Office.NET / Office11 |
Microsoft Office 2003 |
Version 11.0 |
| Vegas |
Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 |
Version 6.0.8176 |
| Office10 |
Microsoft Office.XP |
Version 10.0 |
|
M4 |
Word 97 |
|
| Opus |
Microsoft Word |
Version 1.0 |
|
Boston |
Visual Studio 6 |
Version 6.0 |
| Rainier |
Microsoft Visual Studio.NET |
Version 7.0 |
| Everett |
Microsoft Visual Studio.NET 2003 |
Version 7.1 |
| Renard |
Microsoft Visual FoxPro
4.0 |
Version 4.0 |
| RoadRunner |
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 |
Version 5.0 |
|
Bonzai |
Visual C++ |
Version 1.0 |
|
Sequoia |
Visual C++ 2.0 |
cancelled |
|
Caviar |
Visual C++ |
Version 1.5 |
|
Barracuda |
Visual C++ for NT |
Version 1.52 |
|
Dolphin |
Visual C++ |
Version 2.0 |
|
Sushi |
Visual C++ (Japanese) |
Version 2.0 |
|
Mickey |
Serial/ PS2 Consumer Mouse |
|
|
Magellan |
Intellimouse International |
|
|
Wings |
Visual C++ for Mac |
Version 2.0 |
|
Olympus |
Visual C++ |
Version 4.0 |
|
Jakarta |
Visual J++ |
Version 1.0 |
|
Vegas |
Visual J++ |
Version 6.0 |
| Sedona |
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 7.0 |
Version 7.0 |
|
Toledo |
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8.0 |
|
| Taz |
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 2.0 |
Version 2.0 |
|
Rotor |
Common Language (CLI) |
|
| Thunder |
Microsoft Visual Basic |
|
| Watson |
Microsoft Outlook 2001 for Apple
Macintosh |
Version 8.7 |
|
Utopia |
MS BOB |
Version 1.0 |
|
Memo |
MS Write for WIndows 3.0 |
|
|
Whidbey |
Visual Studio .NET 2004 |
version 2.0 |
|
Ocras |
Visual Studio .NET 2005 |
|
|
Scribbler |
OneNote (Part of Office 2003
System) |
|
| XDocs |
InfoPath 2003 (Part of Office
2003 system) |
|