Microsoft SQL Server 2008
SQL Server 2008 delivers on Microsoft’s Data Platform vision by helping your organization
manage any data, any place, any time. Store data from structured, semi-structured,
and unstructured documents, such as images and rich media, directly within the database.
SQL Server 2008 delivers a rich set of integrated services that enable you to do
more with your data such as query, search, synchronize, report, and analyze. SQL
Server 2008 provides the highest levels of security, reliability, and scalability
for your business-critical applications. To take advantage of new opportunities
in today's fast-moving business world, companies need the ability to create
and deploy data-driven solutions quickly. SQL Server 2008 reduces time and cost
of management and development of applications. Access data from across your enterprise
and provide control over your data no matter where it’s stored—from the largest
servers within the data center to desktops to mobile devices. SQL Server 2008 provides
a comprehensive platform that delivers intelligence where your users want it. Information
workers can access data directly using the tools they use every day, such as the
2007 Microsoft Office system. SQL Server 2008 enables data to be consumed from custom
applications developed using Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio and from within service-oriented
architectures (SOA) and business processes through Microsoft BizTalk Server