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Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT), Redmond, Wash., has announced it would add support for the AMD Opteron(TM) with Direct Connect Architecture in Microsoft(R) SQL Server(TM) 2005, the next generation of Microsoft's flagship database product. The enhanced functionality provides customers and partners with simultaneous high- performance 32-and 64-bit computing, which gives them the technical and business flexibility to solve their unique problems in a way that best meets their needs. In addition, it supplies customers with a compelling and cost-effective alternative to UNIX-based solutions through 64-bit capabilities that deliver both high scalability and lower cost of ownership. By introducing AMD Extended System architecture in SQL Server 2005, Microsoft is adding a new offering complementing the high-performance 64-bit Intel Itanium support in SQL Server 2000.
-- Management tools. SQL Server Management Studio -- previously referred to as the SQL Server "workbench" -- will perhaps be the most visible new tool in SQL Server 2005. Management Studio combines the functionality of Enterprise Manager, Query Analyzer and Analysis Manager into one integrated tool, while adding new support for SQL Server Reporting Services, Notification Services, XML and SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition. SQL Server 2005 Beta 2 will simplify the management and administration of single or multiple SQL Server databases.
-- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition. SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition, the next release of SQL Server Windows(R) CE Edition, provides a mobile database solution that expands support beyond Pocket PC to include Tablet PC and a future release of Windows Mobile(TM)-based Smartphone. Some key features include tool integration with SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio(R) 2005, increased reliability, significant performance improvements and control over performance tuning.