The WSSG has just released the localized builds of the Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Release Candidate 1 (build number is 6.0.5609.2). The following languages are available now: German, Italian, Chinese (PRC) and Japanese.

If you are a participant of the Beta Program on Microsoft Connect you can download them there. Microsoft will ship the media only to those who ask them within the next two weeks.

Additional, Microsoft released a new version of the EBS Preparation and Planning Wizards which can be downloaded here.

RC1 Loc Participation Survey: http://connect.microsoft.com/centro/Survey/Survey.aspx?SurveyID=6941