justin ho

What will support Windows Server 2008 at RTM?

• .NET Framework 2.0 (installed)
• .NET Framework 3.0 SP1 ( part of Application Server role )
• .NET Framework 3.5
• Dynamics CRM 4.0
• Exchange Server 2007 SP1
• Forefront Security Server 1.0
• MOSS SP1 ( installation notes for Windows Server 2008)  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936988
• SQL Server 2005 SP2
• System Center Data Protection Manager 2007
• System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (Formerly SMS)
• System Center Operations Manager 2007
• Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0 SP1 ( installation notes for Windows Server 2008 ) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936988
• Visual Studio 2008
• WSUS 3.0 SP1

What are we planning to support in the first half of 2008?

• We will ship the Hyper-V technology 180days after RTM
• Dynamics AX 2009
• MOM SP1
• SCCM 2007SP1
• System Center Essentials 2001
• Forefront Client Security SP1

What are we planning to support in the second half of 2008?

• Application Virtualization 4.5
• Commerce Server 2007 SP2
• HIS 2006 SP1
• MOM 2005 SP1
• SQL Server 2008
• System Center Essentials 2001
• Windows System Center VMM 2.0
• Windows Essential Business Server
• Windows Home Server vNext
• Windows HPC Server 2008

So what will not be supported?

• SMS 2003
• System Center Reporting Manager
• Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 and earlier

Source:

http://blogs.msdn.com/neilhut/archive/2008/02/07/microsoft-server-and-tools-support-for-windows-server-2008.aspx

Visual Studio 2008 Product Comparison Data Sheet

This data sheet provides a comprehensive product comparison of the Visual Studio 2008 IDE products. It does not provide data about Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server, Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Explorer, or Visual Studio Team System 2008 Test Load Agent. This data sheet is provided for illustrative purposes only.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/f/e/5feb6914-bcdf-432f-81c7-e386812b086a/visualstudio2008productcomparisondatasheet.pdf (2.2MB)
http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/f/e/5feb6914-bcdf-432f-81c7-e386812b086a/visualstudio2008productcomparisondatasheet.docx (266KB)