Microsoft wants Vista out the door by year's end - Operating Systems - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com

"Microsoft has tweaked its testing schedule for Windows Vista as it tries to get the operating system update out by the end of 2006.
Rather than have a formal test version labelled 'Beta 2', the company is now aiming for a series of test releases this year. Each will be targeted at getting feedback from a specific audience, according to Windows chief Jim Allchin.
An update to the current Community Technology Preview (CTP) program, set for release sometime this quarter, will serve as the version that Microsoft wants corporations to test. The software maker said in December it was targeting February for the next CTP release."