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Service Pack 2 for SQL Server arrives

February 20, 2007 Microsoft's release of updates for database application is accompanied by rule change for use on virtual servers. TAGS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft SQL Server, virtualization, Service Pack 2, government, service pack, software company, server, Microsoft Corp., database

SAP, Microsoft to form joint German lab

May 15, 2007 Endeavor aims to tie the SAP Business Suite more closely with Microsoft's SQL Server 2005. TAGS: SAP AG, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, lab, Microsoft SQL Server, Germany, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft updates SQL Server database

April 19, 2006 New features include database mirroring, closer ties to SAP's NetWeaver and an updated free version. TAGS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005, SAP NetWeaver, SAP AG, Microsoft SQL Server, mirroring, free version, database, service pack, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft readies embedded database

April 7, 2006 SQL Server Everywhere Edition is designed to address cheap storage for small devices. TAGS: Microsoft SQL Server, database, server, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft releases goals for updated SQL Server

May 9, 2007 Company looks to bake business intelligence and access to documents in next version of the flagship database due out in 2008. TAGS: business intelligence, Microsoft SQL Server, goal, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft: SQL Server licensing to win Oracle customers

November 15, 2007 Company says licensing is weak spot in Oracle's armory, and it hopes to use it to woo database customers to SQL Server 2008. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Microsoft SQL Server, SQL, IBM Corp., database, Microsoft Corp., server

WinFS heads for Microsoft database

June 26, 2006 In the latest switch of plans, Redmond delays beta 2 and will deliver an unstructured data store in the next version of SQL Server. TAGS: WinFS, Microsoft SQL Server, blog, file system, Microsoft Corp., server, database, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

At software giant, pain gives rise to progress

December 3, 2007 Redmond's security practices have been transformed since threats like Slammer and Blaster first wormed their way onto the scene. TAGS: SQL Slammer, Del.icio.us, Blaster worm, Digg, Redmond, pain, Microsoft SQL Server, vice president, call, Microsoft Corp., security

Microsoft updates hosting package

July 18, 2006 The software giant woos hosting firms away from open source with support for SQL Server 2005 and ASP.Net 2.0. TAGS: ASP.NET 2.0, hosting company, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, software-as-a-service, Web development, Microsoft Update, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft SQL Server, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Inadvertent pirates to pay Microsoft millions

December 20, 2006 Disc duplication company it hired is allegedly responsible for 20,000 unauthorized copies of Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server. TAGS: Ireland, Thailand, piracy, license, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., CD, DVD, server

Database head to leave daily duties at Microsoft

November 1, 2006 Paul Flessner, the executive in charge of SQL Server and storage business, will step down in the new year. TAGS: duty, data storage, vice president, Microsoft SQL Server, senior vice president, Microsoft Corp., database, server, security, Microsoft Windows

Multicore move cuts Oracle database cost

March 2, 2007 Facing Microsoft pressure and new multicore chips, Oracle quietly cuts database prices for some lower-end servers, News.com has learned. TAGS: Oracle Corp., multi-core processor, multi-core, Oracle Database, quad-core, pricing, database, Microsoft SQL Server, server, Microsoft Corp., Intel

Benioff takes stock of software shifts

March 17, 2008 The Salesforce.com CEO weighs in on cloud computing, an uneasy economy, and why Microsoft is still a dinosaur. TAGS: Marc Benioff, Salesforce.com Inc., chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, software-as-a-service, Microsoft SQL Server, Gmail, MSN Hotmail, platform, Microsoft Corp., CEO, server

Microsoft moving closer to Centro

November 7, 2007 The server software bundle for midsize businesses isn't due until second half of next year, but that hasn't stopped the company from giving it a name. TAGS: midsize business, server software, Microsoft Windows Server, server, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft to partners: It's time to change

July 10, 2007 The software maker says the time has come to offer business software in versions that are both hosted and not hosted. TAGS: Microsoft Office Live, CRM, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., small business, Microsoft Office, server, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft's 'big bang' could be its last

October 27, 2005 A flurry of new products will ship in the coming months, some more than five years in the making. That's too long, Microsoft concedes. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Windows Server, small business, Microsoft Corp., server, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

Gadfly zeroes in on Oracle bugs

March 6, 2007 update The Oracle community, says David Litchfield, shouldn't be so smug when it comes to database security. TAGS: David Litchfield, Oracle Corp., database software, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, SQL injection, database server, database, Microsoft SQL Server, organization, SQL, IBM Corp., bug, security, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft tops earnings forecast

October 26, 2006 Company says earnings and sales were boosted by strong responses to new products, including the Xbox 360, SQL Server. TAGS: earnings, earnings forecast, server software, CFO, income, Xbox 360, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft exec takes on services, Google

June 15, 2006 Chief of Microsoft's server and tools talks about new services, building OSes and dealing with the Justice Department. TAGS: systems management, development tool, perspective, exec, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., server, Google Inc., Microsoft Office, database, Microsoft Windows
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