Stay tuned for SQL Server 2005 R2
CRN.com | at | by Mike
Microsoft SQL Server junkies can look forward to more action this spring, when an R2 release of the database is expected to come out, industry sources said.
The news comes just a week after Microsoft rolled out SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2. The Redmond, Wash., software giant declined to comment on a SQL Server 2005 R2 release.
In Microsoft parlance, R2 releases roll up service pack additions to the product plus some new features. The first major R2 was for Windows Server 2003.
What exactly the feature enhancements will be for SQL Server 2005 R2 is unclear, although there will be synchronization with the "Longhorn" Windows Server beta. SQL Server 2005 SP2 added support for the new Windows Vista client and bundled the new embedded database version.