Microsoft lifts veil on Jupiter upgrade plans
crn.com | at | by Mike
Customers wanting to upgrade to the upcoming Microsoft Jupiter software suite from one of its component applications will be able to do so for no charge, Microsoft confirmed this week. Jupiter, which will integrate technologies now found in BizTalk Server, Content Management Server and Commerce Server, is slated to ship in phases starting late next year. When Jupiter was formally unveiled at the MEC 2002 conference in October, Microsoft executives would not comment on pricing except to say it would be an "easy upgrade" from the component server pieces.
The first Jupiter iteration, due in the second half of 2003, promises support for XML Web Services, workflow and BPEL (Business Process Execution Language). The second release, due in 2004, is slated to add site analytics, campaign management, catalog management, content management and personalization, Microsoft executives said in October.