For 2007, and 2008 there will be at least two operational releases of ECHO: Version 9.0 and Version 10.0. The planning behind the release is outlined in the ECHO Development Process with a focus on five main categories of functionality:

• New features, especially Web services
  
• Software implementation of outstanding ECHO data model requirements, based on the ECHO data model review held in 2002
  
• Features and system modifications to support operations needs and streamline the operations function
  
• Refactoring selected components of the ECHO system to improve performance and maintainability
  
• Bug fixes, prioritized by criticality
  

Version 9.0 High Level Schedule

• Development complete: July 9, 2004
• External test and debug completed: mid September 2004
• End-to-end testing (with DAACs) completed: late September 2004
• Deploy to operations completed: early March 2007
• Read more about Version 9.0

Version 10.0 High Level Schedule

• Development complete: Autumn 2007
• Internal and External testing completed: Winter 2008
• Performance testing completed: Winter 2008
• End-to-end test with DAACS: Spring 2008
• Deploy to operations completed: Spring 2008
• Read more about Version 10.0