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Add information about the technical preview
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 # Zowe announcements
 
+## Zowe Version 3.0 technical preview
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+Zowe publishes technical preview builds for Version 3 for all components involved. The latest versions are downloadable from the Zowe JFrog Artifactory directory - 
+[https://zowe.jfrog.io/zowe/libs-release-local/org/zowe/nightly/v3/](https://zowe.jfrog.io/zowe/libs-release-local/org/zowe/nightly/v3/). The directory contains PAX and SMP/E packages. The server-side includes the API Mediation Layer, Virtual Desktop, ZSS, and ZIS. The build is released nightly.
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+Client-side components are also available. The CLI is available from NPM. The version starts with 8.0.0.next - [https://www.npmjs.com/package/@zowe/cli/v/8.0.0-next.202404191414](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@zowe/cli/v/8.0.0-next.202404191414).  Explorer for VSCode is available from GitHub releases - [https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-vscode/releases](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-explorer-vscode/releases). Explorer for Intellij is available from the Intellij Marketplace - [https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/18688-zowe-explorer](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/18688-zowe-explorer)
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 ## Zowe Version 3.0 release delay
 
 The Zowe V3 release is postponed from its original March 28 date. The schedule for <b>Zowe V2 releases will be adjusted</b> to accommodate this change.
 
-Expect to have a <b>new V3 release date</b> and additional information on Zowe V2 releases by the end of March. Notifications will go out at that time.
+We expect to have a <b>new V3 release date</b> and additional information on Zowe V2 releases by the end of March. Notifications will go out at that time.
 
 For updates, see [vNext](https://www.zowe.org/vnext) in Zowe.org.
+For information about changes to Zowe components to be introduced in Zowe v3, see [Breaking changes and Important Updates in Zowe v3](breaking-changes-v3.md).
 
 ## Archiving Zowe Version 1.0