SQL Server 2005 Express Edition will replace Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine as the software maker's lightweight database offering of choice.

“SQL Server Express is a version of SQL Server you can use for dev/test and Web and mobile apps with lightweight relational database needs,” stated the company in a Feb. 12 blog post.

Microsoft posted on April 18, 2006 the RTM version of Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2005 Developer, Workgroup, Standard, Enterprise, and Express editions. Get the lowdown on SP-1's added features, ...

To implement SQL Server database synchronization between SQL Server editions (including SQL Server Compact Edition), simply reference the SyncSQL2008_Standard_Express_Compact35 project in your Visual ...

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Microsoft also launched a free, entry-level version of its database, SQL Server Express, at the same time it released Visual Studio Express.