Hurricanes permitting, Microsoft will open VSLive! in Orlando, Florida, launching Visual Studio 2005 Beta 1 Refresh featuring Team Foundation. Visual Studio 2005 Team System (VSTS) Team Foundation provides Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) team members with Software Configuration Management (SCM) capabilities when building .NET applications and web services.

VSTS Team Foundation replaces Microsoft's SourceSafe, and provides SCM capabilities including change management and source code control, to store and track code, control access to code, and help trace bugs, among other features. VSTS Team Foundation is designed to provide team-based control and access to development assets.

VSTS marks Microsoft's debut into ALM, having preferred to provide tools until now, and is expected to provide a major challenge to existing ALM providers. VSTS Team System will, potentially, compete with software like Borland Software Corp.'s Starteam, IBM Corp. Rational's ClearCase, and offerings from a host of smaller ISVs.

Microsoft's code will be released to VSLive attendees in the same week Borland hosts its own annual BorCon developer conference in San Jose, California.

Microsoft will also use VSLive! to announce an updated, expanded version of the current Visual Studio.NET 2003 Standard Edition, which is targeted at individual developers in small companies and advanced enthusiasts, the company said.
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Source : CBROnline