Upcoming important dates leading up to VS2005 Launch Here are some key dates, as we get closer to the launch of Visual Studio 2005 & SQL Server 2005 31 Oct 2005 20 percent discount on FPP MSDN Subscription upgrades, renewals and purchases ends 7 Nov 2005 Global product release of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 29 Nov 2005 READY Launch Tour 2005, Sydney- Visual Studio, SQL Server 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006 28 Nov 2005 - 2 Dec 2006 VS Live *NEW [ Currently Playing : Jordis Unga (07-11-05) - Baba O’Riley - - (01:48) ] Additional resources Last updated on 2005-09-06