Microsoft has come up with a code-name for the latest generation of its "composite application" and SOA technology: Oslo. At the Microsoft SOA and Business Process Conference, the company laid out its vision for future versions of the .NET framework, BizTalk Server and Services, the Visual Studio development suite and Microsoft System Center as part of a platform for business process management and an assortment Microsoft has come up with a code-name for the latest generation of its “composite application” and SOA technology: Oslo. At the Microsoft SOA and Business Process Conference, the company laid out its vision for future versions of the .NET framework, BizTalk Server and Services, the Visual Studio development suite and Microsoft System Center as part of a platform for business process management and an assortment of other next-generation application buzzwords. All of the pieces that Robert Wahbe, corporate vice president of the Connected Systems Division at Microsoft and others talked about today are pretty far down the road–BizTalk Server “6”, .NET Framework “4” and Visual Studio “10” all are still in the quotation-mark-around-version-number stage, with .NET Framework 3.5 due out with Windows Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 in February. But at least “Oslo” provides a somewhat concrete roadmap of where Microsoft plans on spending its R&D money over the next few years. Software DevelopmentSmall and Medium Business