March 2005                             Purchase a copy of this 56 page report

Below is an excerpt of a roadmap report published by Directions on Microsoft, an independent research firm focused exclusively on Microsoft strategy & technology. More samples of our content, as well as a list of upcoming articles and reports are also available.

This roadmap provides estimated release dates for future products, release histories for past versions, product overviews and new feature summaries, code names, support deadlines, retirement dates, and product dependencies for 100+ versions of MS enterprise software products.

C O N T E N T S:

• Executive Summary [Free]
• Introduction [Free]
• Windows Client and Server
• Overview: Covers Windows client and server operating systems including Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Longhorn Client, and Windows Longhorn Server
• Database, Application Development, and Web
• Overview: Covers SQL Server, Visual Studio (VS), Content Management Server (CMS), SharePoint Portal Server, Commerce Server, FrontPage, BizTalk Server, and Host Integration Server (HIS)
• Business Applications and Messaging
• Overview: Covers Office suite, Visio, OneNote, Project, Project Server, Exchange Server, Live Communications Server (LCS), and related messaging and conferencing products
• Systems Management, Interoperability, and Security
• Overview: Covers Systems Management Server (SMS), Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM), Application Center, Identity Integration Server, Services for Unix, Services for Netware, and Internet Security and Acceleration Server
• Resources
• Overview: Chapter lists Directions on Microsoft reports about products mentioned in this report, as well as relevant Microsoft Web sites