01-26-2008, 07:15 AM
The company insists the later date still keeps it on track to ship the database software within the original goal of 24 to 36 months after SQL Server 2005.
Microsoft on Friday pushed back the release of SQL Server 2008 until the third quarter.
Microsoft had planned for a second-quarter release of the product, but insisted the later date still keeps the company on track to ship the database software within the original goal of 24 to 36 months after SQL Server 2005. "We are on track to reach this goal," the company said a blog dedicated to SQL Server.
In releasing what Microsoft called a "clarification on the road map," the company said there have been more than 100,000 downloads of the test version of the software -- or community technology preview. SQL Server 2008 is a major release for the company because it not only improves on the capabilities of the 2005 product, but it also provides the foundation for Microsoft's business intelligence software.
Link: InformationWeek
Microsoft on Friday pushed back the release of SQL Server 2008 until the third quarter.
Microsoft had planned for a second-quarter release of the product, but insisted the later date still keeps the company on track to ship the database software within the original goal of 24 to 36 months after SQL Server 2005. "We are on track to reach this goal," the company said a blog dedicated to SQL Server.
In releasing what Microsoft called a "clarification on the road map," the company said there have been more than 100,000 downloads of the test version of the software -- or community technology preview. SQL Server 2008 is a major release for the company because it not only improves on the capabilities of the 2005 product, but it also provides the foundation for Microsoft's business intelligence software.
Link: InformationWeek