Office 2007 Standard Katmai More than just the ne

Microsoft officials have stated the next edition of SQL Server is code-named "Katmai." (They've said relatively little about the product beyond that, but word is there will be an informational update in the next month or two.) But it turns out Katmai isn't just a SQL-Server-specific term. "Katmai" also is being used to refer to the next edition of System Center Operations Manager, too. The following edition of Microsoft's client-monitoring product. The final, official name of the product will be "System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2." (System Center Operations Manager used to be named Microsoft Operations Manager, or MOM,Office 2007 Standard, for you Microsoft historians out there.) System Center Operations Manager 2007 is available in Release Candidate (RC) 2 test form at the moment and is due for release this year. System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 is probably a couple years away, making it a 2009 deliverable,Microsoft Office 2007 Professional, I'd guesstimate. Does that mean SQL Server "Katmai,Microsoft Office Professional 2010," a product many were expecting to see this year,Microsoft Office Home And Business 2010, won't hit until 2009, as well? Stay tuned. (And if you're wondering about the origins of the "Katmai" code name,Office 2007 Ultimate, it's part of the national-parks code name theme favored by members of the SQL Server team. It's just one of many different Microsoft codename themes I've been tracking.)