Next week at the second annual Microsoft� Management Summit, Microsoft Corp. will announce major enhancements to its management vision, including the development of management solutions for the complete end-to-end lifecycle of Windows�-based applications. Over the past five years, Microsoft's management offering has grown significantly to provide customers with comprehensive enterprise solutions for Windows. On Monday, Microsoft changed the name of the Management Business Group to the Enterprise Management Division to further demonstrate the broad importance of management across the company and its focus on enterprise management applications. At this year's Summit, Microsoft will also announce plans for new follow-up feature packs for Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003, Microsoft's change and configuration management solution for the Windows operating system. The feature packs will be available sometime after the release to manufacturing of SMS 2003, which is scheduled for September of this year. Attendees will hear for the first time about the next version of Microsoft Operations Manager and Windows Server 2003 management innovations. The Microsoft Management Summit 2003 takes place March 18--21, 2003, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. This year approximately 1,500 IT professionals will gather to learn more about Microsoft products, partner offerings and future directions through a range of technical sessions and hands-on labs taught by industry veterans. There will also be customer-led sessions, including some from early adopters of SMS 2003, who will talk about their experiences with the product thus far.