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All About Microsoft CodeTracker
Keeping track of Microsoft's myriad codenames is an (almost) full-time occupation. I know, as I
spend a lot of my work hours tracking down the latest names in the hopes of being able to better
keep tabs on what's coming next from the Redmondians.

Each month, I'll be releasing an updated, downloadable version of the CodeTracker. I'll add new
codenames -- arranged in alphabetical order by codename -- of forthcoming Microsoft products
and technologies. I also will note timing changes (date slips, the release of a new test build, the
disappearance of a planned deliverable) for entries that are already part of the Tracker. Once
Microsoft releases the final version of a product or technology I've been tracking, I will remove it
from the Tracker. In that way, the CodeTracker will remain focused on futures.

(An aside about the Tracker: A question mark in place of an entry means I have insufficient
information to hazard even an educated guess about a particular category.)

If you have suggested new entries or corrections to existing ones, please drop me an e-mail at
mjf at microsofttracker dot com.

Thanks!

Mary Jo Foley, Editor, ZDNet's "All About Microsoft" blog

Codename Theme of the Month: All About Mobile

Microsoft's mobile roadmap has been in flux for the past several months. Only now is it starting
to take a slightly more definitive shape.

At the Mobile World Congress confab in Barcelona in mid-February, Microsoft is expected to

shed light on some of its next-gen mobile developments. Specifically, many are expecting
Microsoft to take the wraps off its SkyBox, SkyLine and SkyMarket services and applications for
Windows Mobile phones there. I've also seen scuttlebutt claiming Microsoft will show publicly
its Windows Mobile 6.5 release -- expected to become available on a variety of phones starting at
the end of this year -- at the World Congress.
I've been digging over the past few weeks for more information on other Windows Mobile
codenames and projects. In this month's update to the CodeTracker, there are a few new mobile
entries (check out Cayenne, Pimento and Purple).

There also is -- as you'll see in the updated CodeTracker entry on "Pink" -- some confusion as to
whether there will or won't be Zune phones shipping in the coming months. Yes, I know
Microsoft officials have gone on record saying there won't be a Microsoft Zune phone. But, as
was the case a year ago, those same execs still are not denying that we could see Zune phones
manufactured and branded by companies other than Microsoft. I'm starting to think there is a
real possibility that Microsoft is working with a few, select carriers on a variety of Zune phones
that could debut in the latter half of this year or 2010.

Without further ado, it's on to this month's update to the CodeTracker.

Codename Expected Description of the product Projected Due Latest Additional

Product Name Date for final Milestone info
release achieved

Anchorage SyncToy A component of Microsoft's ? CTP of Sync More

Version 2 Sync Framework Version 2; Framework V Anchorage
enables discovery of sync 2 out in late information
providers October

Austin ResponsePoint Next version of Microsoft's ? ? More

2 IP/VOIP PBX phone software Austin
for small businesses information

BizTalk BizTalk Server Next version of Microsoft's First half of First public More
Server 6 2009 app-integration server that 2009 beta released BizTalk
(formerly will support Microsoft's Oslo in December Server
known as modeling technologies 2009 2009
BizTalk Server information
2006 R3)

BlueDB ? Microsoft-hosted SQL ? Microsoft has More Blue

Server. Not clear if this is hinted it will information
aimed at customers or is a intro a
foundation technology like "Microsoft-
Cosmos hosted BI
offering" in
the coming
months but no
word when

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Bulldog ? Master data management 2009/2010 Office 14 TAP More
tech, which Microsoft test builds Bulldog
acquired from Stratature, expected to information
expected to be integrated start in Nov.
into Office/SharePoint 14 2008

Cayenne Zune VideoX Zune Video service that will ? ? More

span Zune devices and Xbox Cayenne
consoles information

Cosmos ? Storage/file system layer Cosmos is part The Azure Os More

component of Microsoft's of Microsoft's is in beta now Cosmos
Red Dog cloud (Azure) OS foundational and slated to information
platform Azure platform go final in the
and not a second half of
standalone 2009
product/service

Dublin ? Microsoft application server 2009 First CTP More

that will be released as a released in Dublin
standalone product, as well late October information
as integrated into some
future release of Windows
Server (possibly Windows
Server 2008 R2)

Echoes ? Platform for Target was Various More

distribution/delivery of Live mid-2008 to carriers and Echoes
Mobile services to Microsoft carriers. No providers information
groups and third-party updated word been testing
phone/IPTV providers on status since spring
2008

Gemini ? Set of "self-service" analytics 2010 First CTP test More

tools; one feature of SQL builds slated Gemini
Server Kilimanjaro; for early 2009 information

Geneva ? An identity metasystem Latter half of First test More

including a new security 2009 release Geneva
token service and Active delivered late information
Directory Federation October; Beta
Services (ADFS) version 2.0 1 due in first
half of 2009

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Hawaii Visual Studio Next version of Microsoft's Late 2009 or First CTP More
2010 development environment. early 2010 delivered in Hawaii
.Net Framework 4.0 is one October 2008 information
component

Horizon Live Mesh Microsoft's ? Mobile client More Live

collaboration/synchronization CTP out in Mesh
service December; information
desktop client
refresh out in
January

Huron ? "Cloud-based data hub" ? CTP expected More Huron

based on SQL Services plus this fall information
Sync Framework. One of the
projects of SQL Services
Labs

Ibiza Sync Synchronization service for Version 1 CTP of Version More Ibiza
Framework online/offline scenarios; RTM'd earlier 2 released in information
(formerly designed especially for this year late October;
codenamed taking Web services and another CTP
Harmonica) databases offline due around
mid-2009

Kilimanjaro SQL Server BI-focused, minor upgrade 2010 First CTPs More
2010 to SQL Server 2008 expected early Kilimanjaro
2009 information

Kojax ? Mobile development platform ? ? More Kojax

that works like Ajax. First information
target is developing world
phones

Kumo Kumo (?) The possible new brand 2009 Microsoft has More Kumo
name for Live Search. registered the information
(Kumo means "cloud" or trademark and
"spider" in Japanese) pointed some
domains to
Kumo

Live Live Live Mesh development ? Updated More Live

Framework Framework platform development Framework
platform CTP tools
out in January information

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M M (was Microsoft's Oslo modeling Will be folded Updated CTP More M
formerly language into future of Oslo SDK information
codenamed version of released in
D) Visual Studio January
(probably
2010)

Madison ? SQL Server data appliance ? First CTP to More

OEMs by Madison
October 2009 information

Midori ? Concurrent, distributed ? Post-2011 (if More Midori

operating system which and when it information
could be the successor to comes out of
Windows incubation)

MinSafe ? Related to RedHawk; the In First results More

Windows' side of an development could be MinSafe
incubated project to replace inside integrated into information
Win32 with managed .Net Microsoft Windows 8
technologies (2011?)

MinWin ? Project to slim down the The MinWin MinWin is in More

Windows core. Also refers to concept is the Windows 7 MinWin
the slimmed-down core itself influencing main branch; information
Windows users unlikely
development to see MinWin
thinking "surfaced"
already before
Windows 8

Mojave Commerce This isn't the "Mojave" Q1 2009 New CTP out More
Server 2009 Windows marketing in December Mojave
program. This is the next information
version of Commerce Server

Monsoon ? Network architecture for ? Microsoft More

commoditizing and scaling white paper Monsoon
datacenters implies this is information
in
development
now

Nitrogen ? Next version of ISA Server. First half of In private More

Some of Nitrogen was folded 2009 testing for the Nitrogen
into Centro; the rest will be past few information
part of the "Stirling" suite months

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Oahu ? Consumer-focused Surface ? Microsoft More Oahu
tabletop retailing for about surveying information
$1,500 users about
interest; no
prototypes yet

Office 14 Office 2010 Next version of Office client Late Alpha version More Office
and SharePoint Server. Also 2009/early of Office Web 14
will include new browser- 2010 apps and O14 information
based "Office Web client and
applications" server
releases out in
mid-January

Oslo ? Integrated repository at the Final will be First CTP test More Oslo
Repository crux of Microsoft's Oslo integrated into build out in repository
modeling strategy a future Visual late October; information
Studio release refreshed Oslo
(maybe VS CTP out in
2010) January

Oxite ? Microsoft-developed open- ? First test build More Oxite

source content- available on information
management/blogging CodePlex as of
platform December

Paris ? New Windows Presentation Late ? More Paris

Foundation and Silverlight 2009/early information
controls for next version of 2010 (part of
Office Communications the Office 14
Server (post OCS R2) wave)

Pimento Zune Mobile Zune services for Windows Not clear if ? More
Mobile devices. Expected to Zune Mobile is Pimento
include music/video tied to information
purchase, playback, sharing, Windows
social-networking and more Mobile 7 or
not. (If so, due
date is latter
half of 2010)

Pink ? A set of consumer-focused ? ? More Pink

mobile services, of which information
Zune Mobile is a part. (Pink
also might be the codename
for Zune phones made by
third-parties -- stay tuned
for more on that)

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Purple ? The UX, or user ? ? More
experience)/interface, for Purple
Pink services (and maybe information
also third-party Zune
phones)

Quadrant ? Visual modeling tool; part of Final will be First CTP test More
the Oslo trio of products integrated into build Quadrant
a future Visual delivered in information
Studio release late October
(maybe VS
2010)

Red Dog Windows The lowest level OS piece of Second half of In beta now More Red
Azure Microsoft's cloud 2009 Dog
environment. Similar to information
Amazon's EC2.

RedHawk ? Microsoft incubation project ? ? More

to replace Win32 with RedHawk
managed code. One information
expected deliverable: A
back-end compiler for Midori

Rouge ? The business mobile service ? ? More

equivalent of Pink. Built Rouge
on/around Microsoft Office information
Communication Server
(OCS) services

Sitka SQL Server Microsoft's equivalent to ? Test builds More Sitka

Services Amazon's SimpleDB distributed information
starting spring
2008

SkyBox ? Service for syncing phone ? Formal More

information across the Web; announcement Skybox
may be Microsoft's answer to expected in information
Apple's MobileMe (It's still Feb. at Mobile
unclear how/if Live Mesh World
plays in here) Congress

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SkyLine ? A phone-syncing service like ? Formal More
SkyBox -- except aimed at announcement SkyLine
small businesses expected in information
Feb. at Mobile
World
Congress

SkyMarket ? A mobile app marketplace ? Formal More

for Windows Mobile akin to announcement SkyMarket
Apple's iPhone AppStore expected in information
Feb. at Mobile
World
Congress

SmartFlow ? Microsoft alternative to ? ? More

Adobe LightRoom SmartFlow
information

Snoqualmie Windows The second minor update to 2009 In private More

Home Server Windows Home Server beta now. Snoqualmie
PowerPack 2 information

Stirling Microsoft Integrated business security First half of Beta 1 More

Forefront suite, comprised of Client 2009 delivered April Stirling
2009 Security, Server Security 2008 information
and Edge Security and
Access solutions, plus a
unified management console

Strata Windows Microsoft's Cloud operating Latter half of First CTP tests More
Azure environment. "Strata" refers 2009 began in fall Strata
to the Red Dog operating 2008 information
system layer, plus the Live
Services layer

Sundance Windows Live Movie Maker software turned Spring 2009 Went to More
Movie Maker into Movie Maker the (part of testers in Fall Sundance
Windows Live service Windows Live 2008; information
Wave 3 rollout) refreshed test
build out in
January

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Tahiti ? Microsoft's family of multi- 2009+ Some More Tahiti
core deliverables -- (different times elements, like information
everything from libraries to for different PLINQ,
operating systems technologies) Concurrent
Runtime,
CCR/DSS in
testing now

Trebuchet ? High-level, cross-lab ? Pieces, like More

strategy for making Monsoon, are Trebuchet
datacenter infrastructure in the works information
and services more scalable. now
May be connected to the
"Gen 4" datacenter initiaves

Tribeca ? GRC (Governance, Risk and ? In beta as of More

Compliance) guidance January 2009 Tribeca
documentation information

Uno ? Compliance-management ? In test as of More Uno

Solution Accelerator late 2008 information

Vail ? Next major release of 2010 (?) ? More Vail

Windows Home Server; will information
integrate well with Windows
7

Velocity ? Distributed, in-memory ? CTP version 2 More

caching solution out in late Velocity
October information

Volta ? (formerly Cloud programming toolset Status Developer More Volta

codenamed somewhat akin to Google's unknown. preview information
Tesla) GWT Removed from released late
Microsoft's 2007.
Web site in fall
2007 with no
further update

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Foley
Windows 7 Windows 7 Successor to Windows Vista Latter half of Public beta More
2009 (looking out in Windows 7
more and more January; next information
like Q3/Q4) expected
milestone is
Release
Candidate
(rumor has
that as an
April
deliverable)

Windows 7 Windows Successor to Windows Latter half of Public beta More

Server Server 2008 Server 2008 2009 (goal is out in Windows 7
R2 to release January; next Server
simultaneously expected information
with Win 7 milestone is
client) RC (rumor
says in April)

Windows Windows Next release of Microsoft Latter half of Expected to More

Mobile 6.5 Mobile 6.5 mobile OS platform 2009 be shown at Windows
World Mobile Mobile 6.5
Congress in information
February

Windows Windows Major release of Microsoft's Delayed: Final ? More

Mobile 7 Mobile 7 mobile phone OS. code to Windows
(formerly Touch/gesture recognition handset Mobile 7
known as and more consumer-focused makers and information
Photon) features expected carriers in
latter half of
2010

Zermatt ? Identity application ? Private test More

framework for building build out in Zermatt
identity-aware apps on summer 2008 information
Windows

Zurich ? .Net Services plus identity Part of Azure Updated Azure More
services layer of Azure platform (due test tools Zurich
in latter half of released in information
2009) January 2009

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