SQLServer 2008 is powerful.  The list of new features and enhancements is exhaustive, but the one to really focus on for health plans is the reporting services engine.  Health plans traditionally consist of heterogeneous, disparate, and complex systems that prove to be difficult and challenging to integrate.  Until now…The reporting engine in SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services enables the pulling together of data from multiple heterogeneous sources from across an Enterprise. Large and complex reports can be produced in various formats, including list, chart, table, matrix, and tablix (a table/matrix hybrid). SQLServer 2008 reporting services can create reports that can be accessed and managed through a Microsoft SharePoint Services site, simplifying administration, security, and collaboration, and making reports more easily available.Reports can incorporate data from Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 and many other sources. Multiple report formats are readily available for making maximum visual impact of data.  Overall SQLServer 2008 reporting services simplifies report creation, administration and overall access.  Additional information and resources can be found at SQL Server Reporting Services. Also, go to http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/trial-software.aspx for a free 180 day trial version of SQLServer 2008 or contact me, Hector Rodriguez at hector.rodriguez@microsoftcom for more information.