The 64-bit database released Thursday is based on Service Pack 3 of SQL Server 2000, which means it shouldn’t be susceptible to the SQL Slammer worm that spread rapidly in January, Tullis said.

According to Tullis, Microsoft has commitments from business software vendors Siebel Systems Inc., PeopleSoft Inc. and SAP AG to optimize their software for the 64-bit version of SQL Server.

The 64-bit database released Thursday is based on Service Pack 3 of SQL Server 2000, which means it shouldn’t be susceptible to the SQL Slammer worm that spread rapidly in January, Tullis said.

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The tool's Always Encrypted functionality was also improved, as described in another post published by Microsoft yesterday titled " Always Encrypted Assessment in SQL Server Management Studio 21." ...