According to a recent Microsoft Press Release the launch date for SQL Server 2008 will be 27th February 2008 in LA. In addition, Visual Studio 2008 (Orcas) and Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn) will be launched at the same time and will kick off a whole...
..Well, not quite. Microsoft have not actually bought Dundas but they have bought the code base for the charting, gauge, calendar, map and barcode controls. This is excellent news - I've used Dundas charting in various guises for a number of years...