Not sure if this is common knowledge but in a session on NAP at TechED they just stated that there will be Longhorn Server beta's available as of next month (July).
I assume AD will be part of the base beta. Regards Mark List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
