A beta, or test, program for the client version of the Longhorn operating system is due "this summer," according to Ari Bixhorn, lead product manager for Web services strategy at Microsoft. A completed version is expected in the second half of next year.

The kit, called Beta 1 Release Candidate, will also include programming tools for the company's digital ID system called InfoCard, as well as a document printing format code-named Metro.

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