SQL Server


The New Office: Something for Everyone

Office 2007 gives familiar applications a welcome makeover on both the interface and file-format level.

Nationwide Insurance Data Stolen

Lockbox with backup tapes containing data on 130,000 Aetna members taken in break-in at insurer's outsourced billing services firm.

Some Fraud Resulting From Hacked TJX Data

Bankers association reports that hackers have made fraudulent transactions using hacked TJX customer data.

Clothing Retailer Says Computer Systems Hacked for Customer Data

TJX Cos., operator of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls discount stores, said Wednesday its computer systems were hacked late last year and customer data has been stolen.

Updated Docs for SQL Compact Edition

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 reflect the database's recent renaming, in late December.

6 Held in Spain for Hacking

Spanish police arrests 6 suspects for allegedly hacking financial data.

Feds: NJ Worker Put 'Bomb' in Computers

Systems administrator alleged to have planted logic bomb that could have wiped out critical patient data.

Universities Vulnerable to ID Thieves

UCLA breach latest among several universities to have student records hacked. Breach went undetected for more than a year, affects about 40,000 students.

MCP Exam Discounts, and the Protection of Exam Insurance

Exam discounts are back and "second-shot" offer returns in a new form, dubbed "Exam Insurance."

Microsoft, Tech Firms Seek Privacy Law

Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and other companies are preparing to push for data-privacy legislation next year.

Microsoft's Open XML Gets Nod from Standards Group

Ecma International approves Microsoft Office format as international standard for data.

Vista, SQL Server BI Exams in Beta

Microsoft puts four new exam in front of testers.

Start Your Search Engines

Search-engine optimization is serious business. If you're doing it wrong, you're probably leaving money on the table.

Companies Face New Rules on Keeping Data

U.S. companies will need to know more about where they store e-mails, instant messages and other electronic documents

Microsoft Reaches SQL Server Milestones

Microsoft made several milestone announcements regarding its database products Wednesday at its SQL PASS conference in Seattle.