Microsoft Vista Final Beta RC2 Released

Microsoft is making the last trial version (Release Candidate 2) of Vista operating system available to developers and beta testers before it releases the finished product.

RC2 version of Vista can only be downloaded by TechNet and Microsoft developer network members. You can however download RC2 here.

Microsoft claims Vista RC2 will provide performance improvements and better application compatibility.

This will be the last build made available prior to RTM. Link

Personally I am very much interested in the speech recognition technology of Windows Vista:

Speech Recognition in Windows Vista empowers you to interact with your computer by voice. It allows you to significantly limit your use of mouse and keyboard while maintaining or increasing productivity. You can dictate documents and e-mail messages in mainstream applications, fill out forms on the web using voice commands, and seamlessly manage Windows Vista and applications by saying what you see.