Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 finalized

CEO Steve Ballmer told financial analysts Monday that Microsoft has wrapped up development of two major products: Windows Server 2008 and the Service Pack 1 update to Windows Vista.

"Both products have released to manufacturing today, which is good news," Ballmer said.

Ballmer highlighted a few big corporate deployments of Vista, including Continental Airlines, which is in the process of upgrading 10,000 systems.

"We think we are turning the corner in terms of ent deployment and Service Pack 1 will be a huge boon," Ballmer said.

Microsoft is due to formally launch Windows Server 2008 on Feb. 27 at an event in Los Angeles.