Introduction

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

• What upgrades will I probably get if I cover Office on an Enterprise Agreement this year?
• When will support end for Windows XP?
• When should my company’s software product be ready to run on the next version of SQL Server?
• Can I deploy Outlook 2007 before I deploy Exchange Server 2007?
• When should I start training our consultants on the next version of Project?

What This Roadmap Provides

This Roadmap 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.