Much ado about Microsoft's new SQL Server
InternetNews | at | by Mike
When Microsoft unveils its SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005, and BizTalk Server 2006 products next week, it shouldn't be seen so much as the release of three separate products but as the fruit of constant collaboration between Microsoft's research team and the product specialists.
The company said that a so-called "technology-transfer team" helped bridge the research and product development functions within Microsoft to make the products a reality.
SQL Server 2005 is a classic example of a product buoyed by Microsoft Research.