Introduction

The Directions On Microsoft Developer Platform Roadmap summarizes current and planned versions of Microsoft’s most important developer technologies and products. The Roadmap provides a single reference for Microsoft customers and partners who need to answer basic planning questions, such as the following:

• What technologies does Microsoft provide for building the user interface of an application?
• When does support for Visual Studio 2003 end?
• What are my options for building an Office-based client application?

The information in this report is based on our interpretation of the most credible public sources. Not all future product releases have official names or code names; for the purposes of this Roadmap, Directions has used version numbers for these products. Microsoft does not endorse this report, and its product plans are subject to change at any time.

What This Report Provides

This report supplies information about support retirement dates for past product versions and summaries of features and release dates for current and planned product versions. This information can help Microsoft customers and partners schedule migrations, plan evaluations, arrange training, and budget for purchases.