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5-User TFS included with VSTS Role-Based Editions

This is just a quick post while I finish up Part 3 of my Hitchhiker’s Guide to Visual Studio Team System, which will focus on Team Foundation Server…

We’re going to include a 5–user version of Team Foundation Server with each of the role-based editions of Team System:

  • Visual Studio Team Edition for Software Architects
  • Visual Studio Team Edition for Software Developers
  • Visual Studio Team Edition for Software Testers
  • Visual Studio Team Suite (which incorporates all of the above)

This is great news for solo developers, independent consultants, micro ISVs and other small organizations!

In addition, we've finalized the promotional pricing for MSDN Universal subscribers that want Visual Studio Team Suite when it ships.

Rick LaPlante's blog has the details and the MSDN site has been reworked.

For more information, see http://blogs.msdn.com/rickla/archive/2005/05/12/416994.aspx and http://msdn.microsoft.com/howtobuy/vs2005/.

Published Thursday, May 12, 2005 5:30 PM by Rob Caron
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Thursday, May 12, 2005 7:58 PM by Don

# re: Five-User Team Foundation Server included with Visual Studio Team System Role-Based Editions

As someone who posted numerous comments complaining about the old pricing scheme, I just want to say "W00t!" and "Thanks" and "the next beer is on me"

cheers,
-Don
Friday, May 13, 2005 9:54 AM by Philip Rieck

# re: Five-User Team Foundation Server included with Visual Studio Team System Role-Based Editions

This is exactly the news I wanted to hear! Thanks so much for listening to our feedback, and incorporating it in a way that makes it a win for us and for you.
Friday, May 13, 2005 10:29 AM by Matt Nicholson

# re: Five-User Team Foundation Server included with Visual Studio Team System Role-Based Editions

Good news! Can you clarify whether it is the full version of TFS that is bundled, with a 5-user licence, or whether it is a special version that will only work with 5 users?
Friday, May 13, 2005 11:53 AM by Greg

# re: Five-User Team Foundation Server included with Visual Studio Team System Role-Based Editions

This ROCKS! And makes a great deal of sense (IMHO)

Thank you...
Friday, May 13, 2005 6:52 PM by Michael Russell

# re: Five-User Team Foundation Server included with Visual Studio Team System Role-Based Editions

As someone who it still complaining about the pricing because Team Edition is tethered to an MSDN subscription, I'm happy to see you listened to some of the feedback, but still waiting on a reasonably-priced solution for those of us who derive little to no use from MSDN subscriptions.
Saturday, May 14, 2005 12:32 PM by denny

# re: Five-User Team Foundation Server included with Visual Studio Team System Role-Based Editions

this sounds just about perfect!!

Good Move Folks!!
Monday, May 16, 2005 1:36 PM by .net <i>DE</i>lirium

# Good news on VSTS &amp;amp;amp;amp; small dev shops

Just got some very good news for small shops who are interested in the upcoming Visual Studio 2005 Team...
Monday, May 16, 2005 3:28 PM by Tom

# re: Five-User Team Foundation Server included with Visual Studio Team System Role-Based Editions

Wonderful! We were getting really exited about TFS, but then we realized the additional cost. Now it looks like we'll get to use it!
Monday, May 16, 2005 7:04 PM by Rob Caron's Blog

# New Team System Stuff - 2005-05-16

Visual Studio Team System

The big news around Team System at the moment is the announcement on Rick...
Tuesday, June 14, 2005 7:38 PM by Eric Bowen's .NET Technology Blog

# re: Microsoft responds (and still doesn't get it)

Tuesday, June 14, 2005 7:43 PM by RobLog

# Five-User Team Foundation Server included with Visual Studio Team System Role-Based Editions

Saturday, July 23, 2005 7:15 AM by Eric Bowen's .NET Technology Blog

# re: Microsoft responds (and still doesn't get it)

Saturday, July 23, 2005 7:17 AM by m Langille

# re: 5-User TFS included with VSTS Role-Based Editions

But if your an Empower Subscriber you don't get this despite having MSDN Universal. Latest letter from MS states Empower subs get VS2005 Professional, not Team Developer.
Wednesday, August 17, 2005 3:54 PM by Johnny Spittle

# re: 5-User TFS included with VSTS Role-Based Editions

I was heartbroken (well i didnt cry to long) to find out that Empower subscribers didnt event get team dev. A friend and i are just trying to get started and scraped together the money for empower. As I though the MSDN universal will have it, oh but wait, NOOOOOOOO, argggh. All the time i spent defending MS to my linux chums ;)
Anyway people as MS go on be a sport give us team dev.
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