Microsoft has released an update to its SQL Server 2005 that adds a handful of new features to the database software.
The company on Wednesday said Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2005 includes new database mirroring tools and closer ties to SAP's NetWeaver software. Microsoft has also updated its free version of SQL Server 2005.
Microsoft's long-awaited SQL Server 2005, which debuted in November, is designed to go head-to-head with products from Oracle and other rivals.
SP1 will include a link to
SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence software that let's customers import SAP Business Information Warehouse data and more easily create and manage reports.
Microsoft's new service pack also includes data mirroring, which aims to provide users with database snapshots to aid in disaster recovery.
The software giant's free version of the server software, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, will also get some added features, such as full text search, with SP1. The update will also include SQL Server Management Studio Express, a simplified graphical management tool.
The search giant is considering selling its merchandise in a retail store at its European headquarters. Plans have been approved, but the company hasn't made a decision yet.
Members from Change.org deliver a quarter of a million signatures to Apple's Manhattan flagship store in Grand Central Terminal on a petition calling for an ethical iPhone 5. It was part of the delivery of signatures to stores around the world.
Now due on February 29, the new Windows 8 Consumer Preview will offer several built-in Metro apps, including Music, Video, Mail, Messaging, and SkyDrive.
After large numbers of longtime 'Burners' failed to get tickets during the event's recent selection process, many claimed organizers had failed to adopt a sensible system. Now, those organizers are trying to calm community anger.
Creating a tiny version of a coaxial cable, researchers at the University of California at San Diego create smallest laser to date, an advance that could lead to optical computer chips or high-resolution displays.
Star Wars Episode I 3D comes out on Friday, but CNET UK's Jason Jenkins got an advanced screening of the flick. Should you spend your hard-earned money to go see it? Read on to find out.
SolarReserve hits a milestone on a 110-megawatt solar power plant that will have between 10 and 15 hours of energy storage in tanks of molten salt for supplying Nevada.
Join the conversation