Microsoft blogs about the next version of Small Business Server

The component list was already stated. All of the information has been listed for a long time on the SBS FAQ page here: http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/sbs/evaluation/faq/roadmap.mspx I've also heard that ISA support is still up in the air. ISA is slowly moving over to the Forefront product family for enterprises because it's not considered a worthwhile product for small businesses. I, for one, am actually for this change. I've seen too many SBSC members delving too far into firewall permissions and application restrictions that I kind of wonder why they don't work in the enterprise market. Most small businesses don't need user-authenticated firewall rules that can't be addressed through global restrictions. For small businesses, simplicity is the key. I kind of think that those types of IT people are doing that so that they have long-term IT management roles with those small businesses to bilk them, because nobody in the organization knows enough of what they're talking about to understand what is warranted, and what is not. I see more and more small businesses that want turn-key sales where their inexperienced dual-role "computer guy" can "manage" the network by receiving the server logs in their email and calling the real technician when someone goes amok. SBS is clearly designed for those types of customers. "IT Strategic" small businesses are really few and far between, and SBS is not the product that's designed for them. The team has also been quoted as saying that Cougar will *likely* NOT (although they "haven't decided yet") support using the server as a firewall, nor will it support the 2 NIC configuration. What is being considered is that Cougar will only support an internet connection through a UPnP-capable cable/DSL router with an integrated firewall (which is, in all honesty, the way many small businesses connect to the internet). The question is, how will this affect DHCP and DNS services from the SBS server??? (Most commercial routers don't support firewall modes when you turn off the DHCP server capabilities in the router) Also, I've been unable to find the answers to these questions: a) Which version of SQL Server 2005 comes with Cougar? Why isn't it SQL Server 2008 (or at least a slimmed down "Express" version that's up to date)? b) Forefront Client Security can run without the management tools, but will there be a management console that's compatible with Cougar (and with it's version of SQL Server)? Can it run on the SBS box, or does Microsoft still highly recommend running it on a separate non-DC server? What about the high system requirements for those? What about the other Forefront security products for Exchange and Sharepoint security? c) Will Office Sharepoint Server 2007 be supported on the Cougar box? d) Will Cougar include Windows Virtualization???