Ok, so I've been doing a little more digging on this (for anyone using TMG and are concerned about this):
In a Gartner report the following text was included: “Microsoft has informed Gartner that it does not plan to ship another full version release of its SWG product, the Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG). The product is effectively in sustaining mode, with Microsoft continuing to ship Service Pack (SP) updates; the next one, SP2, is planned for 3Q11. Microsoft will also continue to support TMG for the standard support life cycle — five years of mainstream support and five years of extended support. In the SWG category, TMG will become less competitive over time, since Microsoft’s goal is not to compete head-to-head with other vendors in that space. We believe that Microsoft will repurpose TMG technologies in other products and services as part of its overall cloud strategy.” Deb Shinder has a couple of blog posts on the subject: http://blogs.isaserver.org/shinder/2011/05/27/death-of-tmg/ http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/the-demise-of-threat-management-gateway-is-microsoft-backing-away-from-the-edge/4387 Also, Kent Nordstrom has the following: http://blog.konab.com/2011/05/what-will-happen-with-tmg/ Doesn't look like Microsoft has come out too much officially, other than to say they will continue with Service Pack 2, and the normal 5 year mainstream, 5 year extended maintenance. >>> Joseph Heaton <[email protected]> 06/28/11 9:18 AM >>> I heard a rumor yesterday (while in my TMG class by the way) that TMG is no longer being developed. Anyone know anything about this? Dr. Tom around to confirm/deny this? Kinda stinks, as that's the direction we're pointing at the moment. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
