>From what I read, nothing. They're complementary products. One thought was that TMG would be rolled up into UAG, another was that TMG would move to the "cloud", and undergo another name change.
>>> Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> 06/28/11 10:57 AM >>> So, I have to wonder: what impact might that have on UAG? On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 09:59, Joseph Heaton <jhea...@dfg.ca.gov> wrote: > 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 <jhea...@dfg.ca.gov> 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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > 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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > 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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com 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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
