No New Version of Application Center Coming

Microsoft will not release a new version of the application center, the server products introduced two years ago for the deployment and management of high-availability Web applications.

"As a discrete product, the last version of the application centre, in 2000," David said Hamilton, a senior executive in Microsofts enterprise management, product within the division. "Web-based applications become more mainstream, and are becoming fundamentally similar to other applications, we believe that they are different is a mistake." Technology Application Center, in 2000 that were not focused on the COM + architecture will be carried forward, sales and support for the application center, will continue in 2000, Hamilton said. "This is a key product for our customers, we are very committed to it [support]," he said.

The product in May 2001. Mainstream support will continue until July 2006, customers can purchase extended support through June 30, 2008.

Three main elements Application Center will continue to be other initiatives and new products. Configuration of Web-based applications will be treated as configuration and processing of other applications through XML-based system definition model, Microsofts new Dynamic Systems Initiative.

Monitoring network-based applications will be handled in the new Microsoft System Center, in the first phase will be a suite of systems management Server 2003 and Microsoft business manager, after 2004 will be a single integrated product. Scaling responsible for a network-based applications through load balancing and other means, to return to the Windows operating system team.

Article Updated March 26, 2003.