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By Dawn Kawamoto
Posted on ZDNet News: Apr 19, 2006 2:14:00 PM

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.

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Price for Oracle
I think if you look at the price for Oracle Standard Edition RDBMS vs SQL Server you'll find they're about the same not much difference. If you look at the price for Oracle Enterprise Edition which of... (Read the rest)
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Only fools use SQL Server. The smart money is with MySQL PostgreSQL Ingres  DonnieBoy | 04/19/06
Familiar Plotline  Designtime | 04/19/06
Usually the case in both worlds.  ju1ce | 04/19/06
Well, there are a few good things about SQL Server, but nothing to justify  DonnieBoy | 04/19/06
Don't know about you...  ju1ce | 04/19/06
Wrong again. Only fools...  John Zern | 04/19/06
Well isn't this interesting....  ju1ce | 04/19/06
To start with, it only runs on Windows. That should be enough to scare  DonnieBoy | 04/19/06
You're a programmer, dba in a ms environment..  ju1ce | 04/19/06
Only running on Windows...  rapson | 04/19/06
That's the first problem Carl...  ju1ce | 04/19/06
Shudders...  ju1ce | 04/19/06
I'll debate you on that point!  NonZealot | 04/19/06
60% IE, 39.9% Windows Engineering. happy (NT)  ju1ce | 04/19/06
There is some truth/..  dddd_z | 04/19/06
LOL.. your a pathetic open source zealot. Try researching..  Been_Done_Before | 04/19/06
SQLServer vs Oracle  dddd_z | 04/19/06
If you need a high end product...  ju1ce | 04/19/06
Using both  voska | 04/19/06
What can you do in Oracle that you can't in MS SQL?  ju1ce | 04/19/06
The most important thing, Oracle runs on secure platforms, SQL Server NO.  DonnieBoy | 04/19/06
Seriously man...  ju1ce | 04/19/06
Are you trying to turn people off of Open Source  nucrash | 04/19/06
Alot of things...  John Zern | 04/19/06
Alot, but to be more helpful  nucrash | 04/19/06
Well aside that most of those comparisons are vs 2000  ju1ce | 04/19/06
It goes either way  nucrash | 04/19/06
Agreed  ju1ce | 04/19/06
The Support Question  nucrash | 04/19/06
I can name few to start  voska | 04/19/06
Hey voska...  ju1ce | 04/19/06
SAP's NetWeaver & Fight Against Corruption  mighetto | 04/19/06
Battle of the RDBMS...  redtrain65 | 04/19/06
Well yes  jorwell | 04/20/06
Price for Oracle  dmelo | 02/07/07

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