MSDN subscribers will get early access to SQL, VS.NET 2005
WinInfo | at | by Mike
Assuming these products actually ship this year (I'm hearing some weird rumors), MSDN subscribers will get early download access to SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 ahead of the products' projected November release dates. If you don't mind grabbing a near-final release, Microsoft is set to ship release candidate (RC) versions of both products just in time for September's Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) 2005. The RC versions will be feature-complete, Microsoft says.