Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) Blog - by Neno Loje

Ways to access Team Foundation Server

Pick your favorite tool for your task/job:

From Visual Studio:

• Visual Studio 2008: Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Explorer (+ SP1)
• Visual Studio 2005: Visual Studio Team System 2005 Team Explorer (+ SP1)
• older Visual Studio versions and VSS clients: via MSSCCI-Provider*
  (includes Visual Studio .NET 2003, Visual C++, Visual FoxPro, Visual Basic, MS Access, SQL Management Studio, FinalBuilder, etc.)

From the command line:

• tf.exe *: Version Control
• tfpt.exe *: Work Items, Work Item Types, Version Control
• PowerShell scripts (soon to be released)

From the web browser:

• Visual Studio Team System 2008 Web Access (TSWA)*

From Microsoft Office products:

• Excel (2003+): built-in*
• Excel (for reporting): How to: Create a Report in Microsoft Excel for Team System
• Project (2003+): built-in*
  (for project server integration use: Project Server 2007 VSTS Connector)
• Outlook (2003+): TeamCompanion* ($) by Ekobit
• Word (2007): TeamSpec* ($) by Personify Design
• Visio Pro (2003+): stpsoft Storyboarding for VSTS* ($)
• Visio (for reporting): How to: Team Foundation Server Reporting and Visio

From other platforms or IDEs:

• Java UI and console client: Teamprise Explorer and Command-Line Client ($)
• Eclipse IDE: Teamprise Plug-in for Eclipse ($)
• Borland IDEs: SourceConneXion (via MSSCCI) ($)

From Windows Explorer:

• As part of Team Foundation Server Power Tools* (soon to be released)
• TortoiseSVN: via SVNBridge
• Dubbelbock TFS by Benjamin Day Consulting

From other products:

• MindManager Pro 7: Requirements Manager for VSTS*
• SnagIt: SnagIt Output for Microsoft Visual Studio Team System*

From Windows Taskbar:

• Tray icon client: Fissum*

Footnotes
(*) requires Team Explorer to be installed.
($) means the product is a commercial third party solution.