After shipping the first release candidate, or RC1, of SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition in mid-November, Microsoft quietly began shipping RC1 of the product's documentation, which has been updated ...

Advanced techniques such as save points and nested transactions are not supported. SQL Server CE 4.0 will be released as a beta next week. You can read more about SQL CE on Scott Guthrie’s blog.

SQL Server will available in a total of seven editions, ranging from the full-fledged Enterprise version to Standard, as well as Developer, Express and Compact. The latter two are free and designed ...

IBM was next with 21 percent. Microsoft came in third with 18.5 percent. The SQL Server 2008 Express and SQL Server Compact editions are immediately available for free download.

Microsoft plans to release seven editions of SQL Server 2008, including Enterprise, Standard, Workgroup, Web, Developer, Express and Compact 3.5. The 180-day trial version is available for ...

Meanwhile, Microsoft also delivered the release candidate (RC) of SQL Server Compact Edition or SQLce. The RC stage is the last phase of testing before the code is RTMed.

The new SQL Server will sport auditing tools and policy-based management support and large-scale data warehousing. The company is touting the new release as faster and easier to manage.

After shipping the first release candidate, or RC1, of SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition in mid-November, Microsoft quietly began shipping RC1 of the product's documentation, which has been updated to ...

Meanwhile, Microsoft also delivered the release candidate (RC) of SQL Server Compact Edition or SQLce. The RC stage is the last phase of testing before the code is RTMed. If the naming conventions for ...