Microsoft is readying a free version of SQL Server and low-cost versions of developer tools for enthusiasts and non-professional users. The company announced that later this week it will post beta ...

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 ...

Paul Flessner, Microsoft's Senior Vice President of Server Applications, accompanied his April 6, 2006 announcement of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1 with news that SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition (SSM ...

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Microsoft will drop the price of the Developer Edition of SQL Server 2000 by 90 percent on Friday, from $499 to $49. The company announced the price cut in June at its TechEd show in Dallas. The move ...

SQL Server 2012, which will launch some time in the first few months of 2012, has a lot of moving parts. Exactly how is Microsoft going to bundle up its various capabilities? We know a bit about the ...

Aiming to reach a larger audience of software developers, Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced slimmed-down “Express” editions of its Visual Studio developer tool for specific programming languages.