Microsoft serves up SQL 2008

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Microsoft today announced it's releasing to manufacturing SQL Server 2008, its enterprise database and business intelligence platform.

Originally planned for earlier this year to coincide with Windows Server 2008, SQL Server was delayed to insure the code was solid.

The release comes three years after SQL Server 2005, which is better than the five-year gap between it and SQL Server 2000. Microsoft got an earful from customers and promised greater expedience with the release cycles.