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SQL Server 2005 SP3 now available for download
SQL Server 2005 SP3 is now available for download and includes the following updates: Roll-up of Quick Fix Engineering (QFE) updates completed since SQL Server 2005 SP2, as well as fixes to critical issues reported through the SQL Server community. Per revised servicing strategy for SQL Server releases, SP3 does not introduce major new features. -
SQL Server’s Dave Campbell featured on ZDNet
Mary-Jo Foley has started writing a multi-part series about Microsoft’s elite group of 22 Technical Fellows. Her latest article features Dave Campbell who is a Technical Fellow in SQL Server. Additional Resources Dave Campbell: SQL Server Data Services and the Future of Data in the Cloud Dave Campbell: Inside SQL Services -
Ultimate guide for upgrading to SQL Server 2008
Last week, our SQL Server engineering team in association with Solid Quality Mentors released an unprecedented 490-page free whitepaper called SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Technical Reference Guide that provides in-depth information on how to upgrade to SQL Server 2008. The guide can be downloaded from here, and the following is a listing of topics covered -
Microsoft MSXML 4.0 SP3 Beta released to web for testing
Microsoft MSXML 4.0 Service Pack 3 (SP3) Beta has been released to the web for public testing. MSXML4 SP3 is a complete replacement of previous MSXML service packs. This SP3 update includes a number of security bug fixes and various reliability improvements. MSXML 4 SP3 is a Download Center only release and is applicable to -
SQL Server 2005 SP2 Receives Common Criteria Certification at the Highest Level of Assurance
Today, Microsoft announced that SQL Server 2005 SP2 has received its Common Criteria certification. As published in late November by the Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI), the central IT security service provider for the German government based in Bonn, Germany, SQL Server 2005 SP2 received its certification at the Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL)