Release SQL Server SP2 compatible with Vista

Microsoft has just released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for the SQL Server server database application, the foundation of web applications, which allows to expand the basic components of the database solution. In particular, this important change is fully compatible with the Windows Vista operating system, and at the same time accelerates its smart business functions.

Providing an important upgrade version of SQL Server, which is quite surprising for business customers, because this compatible upgrade was not revealed by Microsoft while releasing a new operating system.

The upgrade provides the ability for basic applications such as Excel 2007 and Visio 2007 to directly access the SQL Server Analysis Services database management system, to make data mining easier, while functional Decimal data compression significantly reduces hard disk storage capacity and completely improves the operation function for data warehouse arrangement.

These changes include integration with SharePoint Server 2007 and SQL Server Analysis Services to enhance Oracle database management system data access via the Report Builder application.

Some of SP2's other features include improved control, through the new smart database copy function.

For the current version of SQL Server Enterprise Edition, having a title running unlimited on virtual servers has been fully licensed for that upgraded version. Users of the SQL Server 2005 Feature Pack version will need an upgrade for SP2.

Microsoft also announced that the SQL Server 2005 SP2 version is being evaluated under Common Criteria Assurance Level 4+, which is the highest level under the Common Standard, a volume The combination of official or informal security standards is recognized by many countries. While the Universal Standard has yet to identify individual security features, it provides a framework for independent security tests made available by Microsoft distribution agents.

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