Microsoft System Center Capacity Planner 2006 (BETA) delivers state of the art easy-to-use modeling technology to bring unprecedented functionality and flexibility to the process of performance analysis and planning of system deployments of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Operations Manager 2005. Microsoft System Center Capacity Planner 2006 (BETA) provides the IT professional with the tools and guidance required to architect a deployment in the most efficient manner, while facilitating future planning by allowing for "what-if" analysis.

System Center Capacity Planner 2006 (Beta) provides the following benefits:

• Proactive Performance Planning
  
• Infrastructure Planning and Optimization
  
• Performance Analysis and Predictive Reporting
  
• Cost Analysis and Justification

Note: This release of System Center Capacity Planner 2006 (Beta) has been tested only on the English language version of these operating systems.

Other software:

• .NET Framework 2.0 Beta 2
  
• Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
  
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2003