Short Take: ESRI to help Microsoft get geographical

Mapping software and geographic information systems provider ESRI and Microsoft will collaborate to provide Microsoft's database management system with spatial data management, visualization, and analysis capabilities. The companies plan to develop ESRI's Spatial Database Engine software for Microsoft's SQL Server.

Paul Festa Staff Writer, CNET News.com

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Mapping software and geographic information systems provider and Microsoft will collaborate to provide Microsoft's database management system with spatial data management, visualization, and analysis capabilities. The companies plan to develop ESRI's Spatial Database Engine software for Microsoft's SQL Server.

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