CE 7.1 Trial - Differences between the versions

Hi there,
I would like to check out the new BPM Feature within the NetWeaver    CE, but I'm a little confused about all the different versions available. There is a CE 7.1 Trial SP 3, CE 7.1 Trial SP 5 and a CE 7.1 Trial EHP 1...
Whats the current Version and what are the differences between the Version?
Does anyone know if ther will be a 64 Bit Version available soon?
EDIT:
Another question just occurred to me.... The installation guide says the system requirement is Windows XP SP2 (or higher). Does anyone have experience using the Trial with Windows 2008 (32bit)?
thx in advance
Matthias
Edited by: Matthias Siegmund on Jan 5, 2010 11:07 AM

Yes of course :
CE 7.1.1 samples in SDN
SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment Samples Center
There is also some samples in the ES Workplace.
http://esworkplace.sap.com/socoview(bD1lbiZjPTAwMSZkPW1pbg==)/render.asp?packageid=DEE98D07DF9FA9F1B3C7001A64D3F462&id=887E07910E364A239B6681699AC3A540
Regards,
Gilles.
There is a server version of CE, this version should work on WS 2008 64 bits.

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