Microsoft targets IBM, Oracle set
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Setting the stage for a showdown with two of its biggest rivals, Microsoft will release an overhauled version of its corporate database program today, trying to move further into the territory of Oracle and IBM.
The program, SQL Server 2005, aims to give Microsoft a larger role on the behind-the- scenes computer servers that store and manage data for big businesses. Although much of the company's past focus has been on small and medium businesses, Microsoft says it has made a series of improvements to better suit SQL Server for large-scale uses, too.