http://msmvps.com/blogs/egoldin/archive/tags/charting/default.aspxTags: chartingenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://msmvps.com/blogs/egoldin/archive/2006/12/19/owc-is-retiring.aspxTue, 19 Dec 2006 22:17:00 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:434957egoldin0http://msmvps.com/blogs/egoldin/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=434957http://msmvps.com/blogs/egoldin/archive/2006/12/19/owc-is-retiring.aspx#comments<P>For years OWC (stands for Office Web Components) has been serving to web developers as a power graphic engine. Free for non-interactive scenarios, it provides Excel-style charts.</P> <P>Now it is on the way out. OWC is being deprecated and will not receive any functionality updates (<A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/excel/archive/2006/07/17/668544.aspx">http://blogs.msdn.com/excel/archive/2006/07/17/668544.aspx</A>). Instead Microsoft will be offering a technology called Excel Services which is a part of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. It has been designed to scale and perform on a server. But&nbsp;it as not going to be a replacement for OWC from the functionality perspective&nbsp;and&nbsp;it is not free anymore. </P> <P>Although technically nothing stop me from continuing using OWC in new projects and recommend it to others, I don't feel comfortable relying on a deprecated technology. Looks like I will rather need&nbsp; to shop for a third party component.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=434957" width="1" height="1">charting