A fully baked beta release of Microsoft's SQL Server 2008 is now available for testing. Microsoft released the "feature-complete" community technology preview (CTP) of the new SQL Server on Tuesday, ...

Visual Studio 2008 went to manufacturing at the end of 2007. Windows Server 2008 is expected to be RTM'd in February. But SQL Server 2008 -- the other of the three products Microsoft is slated to ...

Although Microsoft had hoped to release a Community Technology Preview (CTP) of its newest database server every 60 days, the latest test release will slip, company officials acknowledged this week.

The CTP release makes it appear increasingly likely that the successor to Windows Server 2003 will be shipped early next year. The next Community Technology Preview (CTP) for Windows Server 2008 has ...

In May 2009, Microsoft announced that a CTP of SQL Server 2008 R2 (formerly codenamed Kilimanjaro) would be available in the second half of 2009, and today it has arrived. The final version is ...

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 ...

NEW DELHI: Microsoft has announced the availability of the second Community Technology Preview (CTP) for its database software SQL Server 2005. It has also made SQL Server 2005 Express Manager, a new, ...