Softpedia
 

NEWS CATEGORIES:



NEWS ARCHIVE >>
SOFTPEDIA REVIEWS >>
MEET THE EDITORS >>
Home > News > Tags > SQL Server 2005

Stories about: SQL Server 2005


SQL Server 2005 Hits End of Support on April 12

In just three months, customers still running SQL Server 2005 will no longer be able to enjoy Mainstream Support from Microsoft. This because on April 12, 2011, SQL Server 2005 is scheduled to enter the Extended Support phase, which automatically involves a number of changes when it comes down to the assistance that...

22 March 2011
06:32 GMT

End of Support for SQL Server 2005 and for SQL Server 2008 SP1 in 2011

Although it has just released the forth upgrade for SQL Server 2005, Microsoft is gearing up to cut mainstream support for this version of the data platform. According to Christina Gendrano, Program Manager SQL Server Sustained Engineering, mainstream support got both SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 (SP3) and SQL Ser...

27 January 2011
11:41 GMT

SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 4 (SP4) Released via Microsoft Update

The fourth service pack for SQL Server 2005 is following the same availability path that many other upgrades from Microsoft have followed before it, being now offered through the company’s update infrastructure in addition to the standalone downloads. This means that while customers can opt to manually grab SQ...

26 January 2011
15:11 GMT

SQL Server 2005 SP4 RTM Feature Pack Available

Hot on the heels of the fourth Service Pack for SQL Server 2005 comes a Feature Pack designed to enable customers to enhance their version of the Microsoft data platform. Offered through the Microsoft Download Center, Feature Pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP4 is available free of charge, and essentially brings ...

20 December 2010
04:04 GMT

SQL Server 2005 SP4 RTM Available

While Microsoft has made available SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 for some time now, it’s still catering to customers running SQL Server 2005. Case in point: the release to manufacturing of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 4 which is currently up for grabs via the Microsoft Download Center. Downlo...

18 December 2010
05:54 GMT

Download SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 4 (SP4) CTP

Microsoft has made available for download the Customer Technical Preview (CTP) release of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 4 (SP4). Customers still running SQL Server 2005 can now grab the CTP bits from the Microsoft Download Center and start testing the new release. Along with SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 4 CTP, the R...

4 November 2010
06:57 GMT

SQL Server 2008 SP2 Drops in Q3 2010

Microsoft will deliver two service packs for older releases of its data platform by the end of this year, the company confirmed. Both SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and SQL Server 2005 SP4 are planned for general availability in the second half of 2010. Microsoft indicates that it was feedback from customers running ...

15 February 2010
04:13 GMT

SQL Server 2008 RTM Support Ends April 13, 2010

Customers leveraging older releases of Microsoft’s data platform should be aware of imminent end of support deadlines and act accordingly by upgrading their IT infrastructure to the latest versions of SQL Server. Companies still running SQL Server 2008 RTM now have just three months to make the jump to the most...

11 January 2010
06:31 GMT

Microsoft: SQL Server 2008 RTM Support Ends April 13, 2010

Customers running older releases of SQL Server should start preparing to migrate to more recent releases of the data platform or risk using the product with no support from Microsoft. Christina Gendrano, program manager, SQL Server Sustained Engineering, has provided a heads-up to the imminent support retirement for ...

9 October 2009
05:22 GMT

All Microsoft Service Packs Are Not Equal, Just Vista SP1 and XP SP3

All Microsoft service packs are not created equal in terms of the "translucency" factor, just Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP SP3. But then again only the Windows client products and Windows Live are under the gag of Steven Sinofsky, Senior Vice President, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, who j...

16 April 2008
03:17 GMT

The Real Reason Behind the Delay of SQL Server 2008

When Francois Ajenstat, director of marketing for SQL Server, announced that SQL Server 2008, codenamed Katmai, would be released to manufacturing no sooner than the third quarter of 2008, the move was equivalent with a delay for existing SQL 2005 customers and for those who had followed the development of the curren...

29 January 2008
08:40 GMT

Katmai - SQL Server 2008 - Pushed to the Third Quarter of 2008

Not only will Microsoft not have wrapped up its "server homework" by February 27, but that while lateness was a given, the company is pushing even further back into 2008 the availability of one of the products scheduled for launch next month. At the end of February, Microsoft has planned the Heroes Happen Here launch...

28 January 2008
06:29 GMT

Microsoft Applauds an Infrastructure Success Story

With the spotless performance delivered by ShopLocal during the online shopping frenzy synonymous with the 2007 holiday season, Microsoft is applauding a success story of an infrastructure built with its own technology. The Redmond company revealed that ShopLocal featured Microsoft software at the back-end, and that ...

9 January 2008
03:43 GMT

Microsoft Is One Step Closer to "Your Data, Any Place, Any Time" Vision

Microsoft is one step closer to delivering on its vision of "Your Data, Any Place, Any Time," with the upcoming milestone of SQL Server 2008. Ted Kummert, corporate vice president, Data and Storage Platform Division at Microsoft announced that the company is getting ready to make available the November Community Tech...

13 November 2007
11:58 GMT

Microsoft Data Warehousing - Nothing Short of Magic

Microsoft's Data Warehousing solution is nothing short of magic. When it comes down to integrated data management and analysis products, the Redmond company is offering SQL Server 2005, as an alternative to offerings from Teradata, Oracle and IBM. The Microsoft SQL Server 2005 software designed for the data ware...

15 October 2007
04:23 GMT

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Gets Boost

Aiming to streamline and accelerate customer adoption of SQL Server 2005, and to build upon the level of interoperability with the SAP business Suite, Microsoft has announced that it's extending the existing partnership with SAP. As an integer part of the agreement, the two companies have revealed that Walldorf,...

16 May 2007
03:41 GMT

New Pre-Configured Virtual Hard Disk Available as a Free Download

If you are going to test Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise and Exchange Server 2007 32-bit then Microsoft has the right answer for you, a pre-configured Virtual Machine. According to the Redmond Company, the free pre-configured VHD comes as a free download designed to enable customers to test drive Microsoft SQL S...

14 May 2007
10:24 GMT

Microsoft Unveils SQL Server "Katmai"

SQL Server code-named "Katmai," the next release of Microsoft SQL Server is designed as the Redmodn Company's upcoming version of data management and analysis platform. The first Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) Conference, was the stage where Katmai was unveiled as the successor of SQL Server 2005. Microso...

9 May 2007
11:47 GMT


WindowsGamesDriversMacLinuxScriptsMobileHandheldNews

SUBMIT PROGRAM   |   ADVERTISE   |   GET HELP   |   SEND US FEEDBACK   |   RSS FEEDS   |   UPDATE YOUR SOFTWARE   |   ROMANIAN FORUM