Microsoft Steps Against Linux with 8 Flavors of Windows Server 2008
Microsoft is beginning to increasingly focus on outlining its strategy against Linux on the server operating system market, and Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn, is positioned as an ace up its sleeve.
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12.11.2007 SQL Server 2008 CTP3 available
Finally, another version of SQL Server 2008 has been launched and is available for download.
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29.6.2007 SQL Server 2008 CTP Released
Microsoft on Monday released the first community technology preview of SQL Server 2008, the official name for what was initially codenamed "Katmai." The announcement was made here at the Microsoft TechEd Conference in Orlando.
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6.6.2007 SQL Server 2008 gets a due date
Even though Microsoft is launching SQL Server 2008, code-named “Katmai,” in February 2008,
the SQL Server 2008 code won’t be released to manufacturing until Q2 2008.
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12.7.2007 SQL Server 2008 Has Been Released to Manufacturing
SQL Server 2008 was launched on February 27, 2008 alongside Windows Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008, but the platform was only released to manufacturing on August 6, 2008, and is available for download only to MSDN and TechNet subscribers.
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7.8.2008 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition Server Tools
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition (SQL Server Mobile) is the compact database for rapidly developing applications in both native mode and the .NET Compact Framework that extend enterprise data management capabilities to devices.
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26.11.2005 New Visual Studio, SQL Server Launch
With musical support from Cheap Trick, Microsoft heralded the arrival of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 at a special "Rock" event in San Francisco Monday. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage looking uncharacteristic in a suit, and even apologized for his formal attire.
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SQL Server Hosting Toolkit Launched
The SQL Server group at Microsoft has just launched the SQL Server Hosting Toolkit with the release of the Database Publishing Wizard Community Technology Preview 1.
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23.10.2006 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1 released!
Note: To upgrade SQL Server 2005 Express Edition,
obtain the SP1 version of Express Edition or Express Edition with Advanced Services.
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19.4.2006 DOWNLOAD of Visual Studio 2005 Express and SQL 2005 Server DL
Ever wanted to learn C#, C++, SQL, or any other language but didn't have the money to buy Visual Studio and get started? Well Microsoft is giving their Express products away for free!
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Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
The Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack provides both proactive and reactive monitoring of SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000 in an enterprise environment. Availability and configuration monitoring, performance data collection, and default thresholds are built for enterprise-level monitoring. Both local and remote connectivity checks help ensure database availability.
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5.6.2006 Longhorn Server to be christened Windows Server 2008
To next to no one's surprise, Microsoft is going to christen Longhorn Server "Windows Server 2008." And it might do so as early as next week to coincide with the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Los Angeles.
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10.5.2007 New Windows Server 2008-Based Server Products Available
Windows Essential Server Solutions are basically designed as a bundle of SQL Server 2008, Exchange Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008, along with additional Microsoft technologies, set up as an all-in-one IT offering for small and midsize customers.
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13.5.2008 An Introduction to Windows Server 2008 Server
Server is a new installation option that was introduced in Windows Server 2008. It provides the ability to install and configure a trimmed-down version of Windows Server 2008 which is designed to perform only certain server tasks.
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9.6.2009 How many flavors for Windows 7?
Ed Botts been sweating the small stuff, wondering what the next version of Windows will be called.
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8.10.2008 VS.NET 2005, SQL Server 2005, .NET Framework 2.0 are released!
Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005, and .NET Framework 2.0 have been released on MSDN today. If you don't have MSDN, you can still download the new .NET 2.0 Framework
here.
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Windows Server 2008 Is 45 Times Faster Than Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn, is no leas than 45 times faster than its predecessor, Windows Server 2003, in terms of network transfer speeds.
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22.11.2007 Windows 7 Server vs. Windows Server 2008 SP2 Performance Comparison
Its that time again! Microsoft traditionally doesnt allow the benchmarking of its products as long as the software is still in development, but both the Windows 7 client and Windows Server 2008 R2 have been released to manufacturing on July 22nd, 2009.
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18.8.2009 Windows Server 2008: Need to Know
After many months of waiting, Microsoft finally released the Beta 3 version of Windows Server 2008 (previously codenamed "Longhorn"), a major milestone pre-release version of the next version of Windows Server.
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31.7.2007 Leaked Windows 7 RTM Direct Download Links for Both x86 and x64 Flavors
The leaked direct download links for Windows 7 followed promptly the October 22nd general availability deadline, offering end users access to the latest iteration of the Windows client.
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26.10.2009 What will run on Windows Server 2008 and when
Now that Microsoft has released to manufacturing Windows Server 2008, the next obvious question is which applications will run on it and when?
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4.2.2008 Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 Download
Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 helps IT professionals to increase the flexibility of their server infrastructure while offering developers a more robust web and applications platform for building connected applications and services.
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5.9.2007 Windows Server 2008 RC0 Downloads
Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate helps IT professionals to increase the flexibility and reliability of their server infrastructure while offering developers a more robust web and applications platform for building connected applications and services.
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26.9.2007 Users may need Vista to make most of Server 2008
Companies installing Windows Server 2008 may have to buy extra Microsoft software, such as Windows Vista, to use more advanced features, analyst firm Gartner has said.
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3.11.2007 How to Bypass Windows Server 2008 Activation
In Windows Server 2008 (and previous Microsoft operating systems) you must activate your computer in order to use it legally.
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9.3.2008 Windows Server 2008 Unleashed Promo
Thanks to dhan for posting about this in our Back Page News section. After the embarrassing Vista SP1 promo posted here earlier this week, it seems the sales team have got their act together and released a really cool promo for Windows Server 2008, called "Windows Server 2008 Unleashed".
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18.4.2008 Previewing Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft seems like the most unlikely company to ship products that really support Enterprise 2.0. After all, the company is the poster child for packaged software.
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13.6.2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 still lives
What do you do with a blog post that is so messed up that you cant even go in and edit it in order to fix it? Thats my dilemma with my post from August 15 about Microsoft skipping over Windows Server 2008 R2 and proceeding direct to Windows 7 Server.
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18.8.2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 revealed
Microsoft announced the second release of its Windows Server 2008 operating system at its Professional Developer Conference in Los Angeles this week.
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31.10.2008 Windows Server 2008 Foundation Launched
Today Microsoft announced the availability of Windows Server 2008 Foundation. For small businesses with 15 or fewer users, Windows Server 2008 Foundation puts the reliability, security and manageability of the Windows Server platform within the reach of all businesses at an affordable price.
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1.4.2009SQL Server 2008: Turbocharging the Database
SQL Server users gather at the PASS Community Summit 2008 in Seattle this week to learn more about SQL Server 2008s solutions to real-world data
management challenges...
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20.11.2008Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Web Edition Overview
With the launch of SQL Server 2008, a new SQL Server 2008 Web Edition SKU is being launched in SPLA and other Volume Licensing programs
(Open/Select/EA)
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Web Edition is specifically designed for highly available Internet facing web serving
environments for the next generation Windows Server 2008. With more robust capabilities than previous versions of SQL Server, SQL Server 2008 Web
Edition provides what you need to help support low cost, large scale highly available web applications or hosting solutions to your customers.
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11.07.2008Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack, August 2008
The Feature Pack is a collection of stand-alone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2008. It includes the latest versions
of:
- Redistributable components for SQL Server 2008.
- Add-on providers for SQL Server 2008.
- Backward
compatibility components for SQL Server 2008.
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07.08.2008Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack, October 2008
Download the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack, a collection of stand-alone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server
2008.
The Feature Pack is a collection of stand-alone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2008. It
includes the latest versions of:
- Redistributable components for SQL Server 2008.
- Add-on providers for SQL Server
2008.
- Backward compatibility components for SQL Server 2008.
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18.10.2008Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack CTP, February 2008
The Feature Pack is a collection of stand-alone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2008. It includes the latest versions
of:
- Redistributable components for SQL Server 2008
- Add-on providers for SQL Server 2008
- Backward
compatibility components for SQL Server 2008
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20.02.2008Visual Studio 2008 Support for SQL Server 2008, CTP
This CTP enables developers to use Visual Studio 2008 with SQL Server 2008 Nov CTP.
This CTP resolves a problem that when you
try to open a database connection to SQL Server 2008 by using Visual Studio 2008 design tools, you may receive the following error message:
This
server version is not supported. Only servers up to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 are supported.
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19.02.2008Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services (SQL Server 2008 Express) is a free, easy-to-use version of SQL Server Express that includes
a graphical management tool and powerful features for reporting and advanced text-based searches. SQL Server 2008 Express provides powerful and
reliable data management tools and rich features, data protection, and fast performance. It is ideal for small server applications and local data
stores.
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23.08.2008Welcome to SQL Server 2008 Patching
Bob Ward: We have
posted the first cumulative update for SQL Server 2008
aptly named Cumulative Update 1 (CU1). I thought before you considered installing a patch for SQL Server 2008, you would like to see a tour of what it
looks like compared to SQL Server 2005 patch installations.
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26.09.2008Microsoft planning add-on to SQL Server
Microsoft wants SQL Server to scale new heights, and it is hoping an add-on code-named Kilimanjaro will help.
Due out in the
first half of 2010, Kilimanjaro improves SQL Server 2008 with a series of business intelligence enhancements to the database. Microsoft, stressed
though, that Kilimanjaro is not the next version of SQL Server, which is due out two to three years after SQL Server 2008. SQL Server 2009 was
released earlier this year.
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06.10.2008Microsoft to deliver SQL Server 2008 in August
The long wait for SQL Server 2008 is nearly over.
At its Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston on July 9, Bob Kelly, Microsoft
Corporate Vice President of Infrastructure Server Marketing, told attendees that SQL Server 2008 will be on the August price list. He said that
Microsoft will keep pricing the same for the new release as it is for SQL Server 2005.
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09.07.2008SQL Server 2008 to be delayed anyway despite February launch
In a bizarre and embarrassing development at the same time, Microsoft's server and tools division found itself announcing a delay for the RTM of SQL
Server 2008 of up to six months. Despite that, its launch party will go on...
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26.01.2008The Microsoft Learning Portal for SQL Server 2008 is Now Available
The new
SQL Server 2008 Learning Portal contains the latest
MSL products including eBooks and e-Learnings, Instructor-lead Trainings and Certification Exams on SQL Server 2008. The site is branded with the same
look and feel as the Heros Happen Now Campaign to be better integrated with the on-going launch activities. We will continue to update the site as
new products become available. So drive your customers and partners to the site to help get them ready for SQL Server 2008 today!
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26.12.2007Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 Server Tools
SQL Server Compact 3.5 is a small footprint, in-process database engine that allows developers to build robust applications for Windows Desktops and
Mobile Devices. SQL Server Compact 3.5 Server Tools installs DLL's on the IIS server enabling replication of data with SQL Server 2005.
SQL Server Compact 3.5 Server Tools installs replication components on the IIS server enabling merge replication and remote data access (RDA)
between SQL Server Compact 3.5 database on a Windows Desktop & Mobile devices and database servers running SQL Server 2005 and later versions of SQL
Server 2005. This install is not required for Synchronization Services for ADO.NET
SQL Server Compact 3.5 Server Tools cannot be
installed Side-by-Side on the same IIS server with previous versions of SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition Server Tools or with SQL Server 2005 Mobile
Edition Server Tools. Using SQL Server Compact 3.5 Server Tools you can synchronize between SQL Server Compact 3.5 or SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition
or SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition versions of the client database and SQL Server 2005 and later versions of SQL Server 2005.
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29.11.2007SQL Server 2008 to RTM after February Launch
Even though Microsoft is
launching SQL Server 2008,
code-named Katmai, in
February 2008, the SQL Server
2008 code
wont be
released to manufacturing
until Q2 2008.
Until its Worldwide
Partner Conference this week,
Microsoft officials had said
to expect SQL Server 2008 to
ship some time in 2008, after
a number of Community
Technology Preview releases
(and few, if any, traditional
betas). Now that due date is a
little more clear.
The unified Windows Server
2008-SQL Server 2008-Visual
Studio 2008 launch is slated
for February 27, 2008, in Los
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12.07.2007SQL Server 2008 to be Released Months After Launch
Microsoft is taking a new
approach to product launches
it seems, announcing it would
release SQL Server 2008 to
manufacturing in the second
quarter of 2008, months after
the product is supposed to
officially "launch"
alongside Windows Server 2008
and Visual Studio 2008 on
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13.07.2007Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver 2.0
In its continued commitment to interoperability, Microsoft has released a new Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver. The SQL Server JDBC Driver 2.0
download is available to all SQL Server users at no additional charge, and provides access to SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, and SQL Server 2008
from any Java application, application server, or Java-enabled applet. This is a Type 4 JDBC driver that provides database connectivity through the
standard JDBC application program interfaces (APIs) available in Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 5.
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04.04.2009No more delays: SQL Server 2008 released to manufacturing
With two of Microsoft Windows Server product lines, due for release on November 12, completely dependent upon this product's having been released to
manufacturing, SQL Server 2008 is at last on its way...
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07.08.2008Microsoft Confirms SQL Server 2005 SP3
Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed that it plans to release a third service pack for SQL Server 2005 by the end of the year.
In
a Tuesday blog
post, Francois Ajenstat, Microsoft 's director of SQL Server marketing, announced that Microsoft will deliver SQL Server 2005 SP3 after the
release to manufacturing of SQL Server 2008, which is currently slated for Q3.
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16.04.2008Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP1 CTP
The CTP version of SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now available. You can use these packages to upgrade any SQL Server 2008 edition.
These packages have been made available for general testing purposes only. Do not deploy the CTP software in production. Peer-to-peer
support is available in the
SQL Server 2008 forums.
Note: To obtain
SQL Server 2008 Express SP1 CTP,
Go Here.
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24.02.200924 Hours of SQL Server 2008
Anthony Carrabino: With so much news and information competing for attention, it's easy to miss great opportunities to learn about SQL Server 2008.
We recently created an extensive 24-hour video series for IT Pros and Developers that follows Contoso as it uses SQL Server 2008 and other Microsoft
Data Platform technologies to expand their ability to manage and process information. Each video is 60-90 minutes long.
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