Ending Support in 2008

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The following list represents products retiring or reaching the end of support in 2008. Upon retirement or end of support, there will be no new security updates, non-security updates, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates. Go here to learn about Fixed and Modern Lifecycle policies and service packs.

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Product Retirements

The following products, governed by the Modern Policy, will retire in 2008.

Product	Retirement
AssetMetrix	July 8, 2008

Products reaching End of Support

The following products and releases, governed by the Fixed Policy, will end support in 2008.

Product	End of Support
Dynamics 9.0 GreatPlains, Service Pack 1 Dynamics AX 4.0 Dynamics NAV 4.0, Service Pack 2 Exchange Server 2003, Service Pack 1 Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004, Service Pack 1 Microsoft Business Solutions Business Portal Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2006 Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2005 WinTarget 2.0	January 8, 2008
Microsoft Compute Cluster Pack Microsoft Plus! Digital Media Edition Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Service Pack 1 Microsoft Works, Microsoft Works Suite 2005	April 8, 2008
Microsoft Commerce Server 2007 Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003, Service Pack 2 Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 R2 Virtual Server 2005 R2 Whale Communications Intelligent Application Gateway, 3.1	July 8, 2008
Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004	July 14, 2008
Dynamics Retail Management System 2.0, Service Pack 1 Forefront Security for Sharepoint Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT 2.1 Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT 2.3 Microsoft Intelligent Application Gateway 2007 Microsoft Office 2003, Service Pack 2 Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, Service Pack 2 Microsoft Office Project 2003, Service Pack 2 Microsoft Office Project Server 2003, Service Pack 2a Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003, Service Pack 2 Visio 2003, Service Pack 2	October 14, 2008
Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003	October 8, 2013

Products moving to Extended Support

The following products will be moving from Mainstream to Extended Support in 2008. Extended Support includes security updates at no cost, and paid non-security updates and support. Additionally, Microsoft will not accept requests for design changes or new features during the Extended Support phase.

Product	End of Mainstream Support
Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for Financial Services 1.0 Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for HIPAA 2.0 Microsoft Mobile Internet Toolkit 1.0 Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8.0 Professional Edition	April 8, 2008
Visual J# .NET Version 1.1 Redistributable Package Windows Automotive 4.2 Windows CE .NET 4.2	July 8, 2008
Microsoft Class Server 3.0 Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 Microsoft Visual Basic .NET 2003 Microsoft Visual C# .NET 2003 Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003 Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003	October 14, 2008