SQL Server


All Dressed Up and Nowhere To Go

Take steps ahead of time to ensure a successful Microsoft partnership on products that will succeed.

Setting Up Shop Near Seattle

Opening an office near Microsoft's corporate HQ can help you get inside information and access to the right people -- or simply drain your bank account. Here's what to consider before deciding whether a Redmond branch is right for you.

Are Too Many Partners Striking Gold?

Questions loom as Microsoft hints at changes to Partner Program.

A Clear Opportunity for Partners

Identity management is gaining prominence as a way to authenticate users across multiple platforms.

Hacker Defaces Microsoft U.K. Web Page

A hacker managed a rare feat Wednesday, successfully attacking a Web page within Microsoft's U.K. domain and replacing the page with several graphics related to Saudi Arabia.

Microsoft Buys All of Engyro, Part of Dundas

Two Microsoft partners closed deals to join Microsoft or to sell their intellectual property to the software giant.

Oracle 4Q Profit Surges 23 Percent

Oracle Corp.'s fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 23 percent as the business software maker harvested more sales from the crop of customers picked up in a $25 billion shopping spree that has buried much of its competition.

About-Face on Vista Virtualization Licensing

Microsoft has done an about-face on virtualization licensing for Windows Vista and decided to maintain the status quo.

Microsoft Partnering With GigaSpaces

Microsoft Corp. has partnered with Israel-based GigaSpaces Technologies Ltd. to bundle the vendor's extreme transaction processing middleware with a Microsoft front-end and enterprise grid. The agreement is on the heels of GigaSpaces' announcement of version 6.0 of its flagship data grid and caching platform, expected in September.

FoxPro 9 Service Pack, "Sedna" Beta Released

Microsoft has launched beta versions of Visual FoxPro 9 Service Pack 2 and its associated "Sedna" extensions.

Lotus-to-Microsoft Migration Tool Offered

Unify Corp. is offering a product that lets companies switch their IBM Lotus Notes e-mail and collaboration applications to the Microsoft Office system.

Quest Upgrades SQL Server 2005 Offerings

Continuing its support of Microsoft SQL Server and SQL Server 2005, Quest Software recently unveiled its latest offering, Change Director for SQL Server, as well as upgrades to its Performance Analysis for SQL Server 6.0 and Toad SQL Server 3.0.

Business Intelligence a Key for SQL Server 2008

Developers can now take a first hand look at Microsoft’s next major upgrade of its flagship database platform. The company this week released the first CTP of SQL Server 2008, until now known as Katmai.

Microsoft Branches Off Architect Cert for DBAs

The company develops MCA title for DBAs who want to showcase their database architecting skills.

SQL Server 2008 CTP Released

Microsoft announced release of the first community technology preview of SQL Server 2008 at the Microsoft TechEd Conference in Orlando.