Get the lowdown on SP-1's added features, including fully supported database mirroring, bug fixes, and add-ons for SQL Express. What's more, SP1 not only contains bug fixes, but also delivers ...

Microsoft Wednesday delivered the first Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2005, including the data mirroring technologies that missed last fall’s release of the big ...

The company on Monday announced the general availability of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2, which contains a number of key enhancements to the software, including full Windows Vista and Office 2007 ...

Microsoft has released a second free service pack for its popular SQL Server 2005 database application. SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 — a large, recommended bundle of tweaks — aims to make the ...

Microsoft on Tuesday announced through two blogs that it plans to release the next service pack to SQL Server 2005, Service Pack 3 (SP3). The release is timed for the third quarter of this year, or ...

The SQL Server SP1 contains all the cumulative updates and fixes issued since SQL Server 2008 was released and makes it easier for shops to deploy the database The anticipated initial service pack for ...

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Microsoft today announced that the final service pack for SQL Server 2012 is now available for download. The latest official release for the half-decade-old version of Microsoft's database management ...

Microsoft provided "performance, scalability and diagnostics improvements" in this week's release of SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3 (SP3). The company's announcement of the release comes about two ...

Microsoft released the first service pack for SQL Server 2005 on Wednesday, fixing dozens of bugs and paving the way for more businesses to upgrade to its latest database software. The update comes ...

Microsoft Wednesday released a preview of the first service pack for SQL Server 2008, improving deployment tools but adding no new features to the software. Service Pack 1 is a collection of ...

The anticipated initial service pack for Microsoft’s SQL Server 2008 database will be available imminently, Microsoft said Tuesday. Many SQL Server 2000 and 2005 shops have been waiting for the pack ...