Q: What's the roadmap for the Microsoft Forefront product line?

Microsoft Forefront's roadmap reveals some changes in support, some security products discontinued, and some security products remaining unchanged.

John Savill

November 3, 2012

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A: Microsoft confirmed future plans for its Forefront products, including Forefront Identity Manager, Forefront User Access Gateway, and Forefront Threat Management Gateway. In a blog titled "Important Changes to Forefront Product Roadmaps," Microsoft detailed changes to Forefront. I recommend that you review the blog for the detailed guidance, but to summarize, the following is confirmed:

  • Forefront Identity Manager and Forefront User Access Gateway roadmaps remain unchanged, and Microsoft will continue investment in those technologies.

  • Forefront Online Protection for Exchange is renamed Exchange Online Protection, and Exchange Server 2013 will include some built-in anti-malware capability.

  • The following products are being discontinued and will no longer be available for purchase after 12/1/2012 (but will be supported per normal Microsoft support processes through 12/31/2015 for the online services and 4/14/2015 with extended support through 4/14/2012 for Threat Management Gateway--TMG): ◦ Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server (FPE) ◦ Forefront Protection 2010 for SharePoint (FPSP) ◦ Forefront Security for Office Communications Server (FSOCS) ◦ Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 (TMG) ◦ Forefront Threat Management Gateway Web Protection Services (TMG WPS)

Clients should look to migrate to alternate technologies or use in-box capabilities of Windows Server 2012 where possible.

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