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PDC05...

What the heck is that you might well ask! It is best explained by my colleague Mike - check out http://mtaulty.com/FlexWiki/

I keep getting asked about pricing for our upcoming releases of Visual Studio and SQL Server. Well it turns out we have UK prices rather nicely summarised at http://msdn.microsoft.com/howtobuy/vs2005/subscriptions/Default.aspx (Click on UK Pounds). ...

My groups runs the Architect Forum series of events - exploring technology at a level more appropriate to Architects than many Technet or MSDN sessions. I just wanted to give you an early heads up of the next two sessions: Infrastructure Architect...

We have created an easy way for folks in the UK to get their hands on the latest Community Tech Preview of SQL Server 2005 and get plugged in to various other opportunities around SQL Server 2005. Take a look at http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windowsserversystem...

We have a full day event scheduled on VSTS coming up. I know many of our early adopters are excited about this technology. I would recommend you take this opportunity to find out more about this new product if you are involved in a team developing software...

Hello all, we will be launching these products November 7th and 8th in the UK and as part of that launch we are generating a booklet listing all Independent Software Vendors with applications written (or being written) in VS.NET 2005 and/or SQL Server...

I just spotted that the UK SQL User Group is putting on an evening session on " Analysis Services 2000 and 2005, Migration, Developing Cubes, UDM" in Reading next week and then later in the month in London. Proclarity will be delivering the session so...

One of our strongest early adopters in the UK has been Conchango - with a special focus on the replacement for DTS, Integration Services. They have produced an extremely good paper which compares SSIS with Informatica . I would recommend it as a bed time...

I commonly get asked by my early adopters about which versions of SQL Server 2005 and VS.NET 2005 to use. Well, let me have a go at keeping it simple: ISV just looking at SQL Server 2005 : (using VS.NET 2003 or ealier) - use the June CTP of SQL Server...

Get yourself a cup of tea, put on your headphones and sit back and watch Steve in action. Wish I had so much energy! http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=85529#85529 (and ... this is him calm - give him a crowd of 5000 and he explodes!...

My colleagues in the USA have been running some great application compatibility labs with our early adopters - and part of that lab has involved using a new tool which has now been made available for all. The SQL Server 2005 Upgrade Advisor can be used...

We have a great range of training available at the moment - and free through to November 1st. Everything from Adminstration to BI to Programming. Check out https://www.microsoftelearning.com/sqlserver2005/

Many of my ISVs have already invested in SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services - and for them guidance of moving to the new 2005 version is super important. We have a webcast late today on just that. Well worth checking out. http://msevents.microsoft.com...

Our replacement for DTS is Integration Services - extremely powerful and flexible..... and..... extensible. I just came across this small component that improves on the sort performance in the beta (NB: We may well improve upon this ourselves by RTM)...

We have just made available the Beta 1 of our SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver. This allows Windows and Unix Java clients to talk to SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000. Check out http://www.microsoft.com/sql/downloads/2005/jdbc.mspx for details and how...

I would recommend folks take a look at http://www.devx.com/dbzone/Article/28047/0/page/1 I have played a reasonable amount with the April CTP release of Report Builder and can certainly see the promise - but it does also have some frustrating areas...

Just spotted this little gem coming up - hope to see some one you there... MSDN Technical Briefing: Extreme .NET 17 June 09:30 - 16:30 at Cavendish Conference Centre in London This event systematically covers key elements of the XP (eXtreme Programming...

On June 7th we made some great announcments around SQL Server 2005. A letter from Paul Flessner covering these can be found at http://www.activewin.com/articles/2005/9.shtml as well as a complete transcript at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/flessner...

We have created a new Techcenter for SQL Server and more specifically SQL Server 2005 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/default.mspx This nicely complimenets the SQL Server 2005 Developer Center http://msdn.microsoft.com/SQL/2005...

We are getting very close to launching SQL Server 2005 and took a significant step towards that with the public release of the June Community Tech Preview of SQL Server 2005. The April release proved to be extremely stable with my early adopters, so this...

Yep, we have made the Books Online for the June CTP release of SQL Server 2005 available for download. Check out http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F0D182C1-C3AA-4CAC-B45C-BD15D9B072B7&displaylang=en NB: You will (sorry) need...

Hi all, I have been silent on the blogging front while sunning myself in Spain - a great holiday - which alas is now over. The good news is - plenty of exciting stuff has happened around SQL Server in the meantime. And yep....I'm about to blog it...

Details can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/sql/downloads/2000/sp4.asp

This includes a number of bug fixes, new web parts for Sharepoint and client side printing. Download from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=502C0D89-1308-4662-8F58-CEC55EF1235B&displaylang=en (EDITED: 8th May - had the wrong...