Arthur Fuller recounts his less-than-smooth installation of SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and offers a few suggestions based on what he learned along the way. Like thousands of developers, I eagerly ...

Get the lowdown on SP-1's added features, including fully supported database mirroring, bug fixes, and add-ons for SQL Express. What's more, SP1 not only contains bug fixes, but also delivers ...

Do you want to start quickly developing WinForms-based database applications? The VS 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Express combination offers many new features and tools to help you quickly build ...

A business I support recently purchased an add on to the pos software they use. It uses .net 3 and sql server express 2005.<BR><BR>Their support tech came out and installed some new hardware (not ...

It appears that the long wait for SQL Server 2005—the successor to Microsoft's renowned SQL Server 2000—will be well worth it. SQL 2005 promises to be a polished, powerful product with significant new ...

REDMOND, Wash. — April 19, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 Service Pack 1 (SP1), the product’s first major milestone since the launch of SQL ...

Microsoft will raise prices for SQL Server 2005 compared to SQL Server 2000, but SQL Server will continue to come in a free edition, a new low cost edition is being added and functionality previously ...

Microsoft Wednesday rolled out SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1, featuring crucial database-mirroring capabilities left out of the initial launch of the database late last year. Data mirroring in SP1 is ...

Microsoft will only support SQL Server 2005 running Service Pack 2 on its upcoming Vista and Longhorn server operating systems, a move that an analyst said isn’t surprising, but shouldn’t have a ...