Microsoft Corporation has announced that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) has been Released to Manufacturing (RTM) and will be available to customers in March 2008, starting with enterprise customers on Microsoft Volume Licenses. Microsoft also announced that the RTM of Windows Server 2008 code-named “Longhorn” will be available for purchase to new customers on March 1, 2008.

As mentioned in the official press release, Organisations using Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 together can see a number of improvements for IT professionals, including benefits in security and manageability, overall system performance, and streamlined planning and deployment.