December, 2003
SQL Server Makes Strong Showing in List of Largest Databases
SQL Server databases run the world's second largest workload for transaction processing across all platforms, according to the 2003 Winter Corporation TopTen survey.
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December, 2003
Hotfix Solves Linked Server Permissions Problem
Microsoft has released a hotfix for a problem in which distributed queries using a linked server might incorrectly use the SQL Server startup account to connect to the linked server instead of using the configured linked server account.
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November, 2003
Help SQL Server Magazine Celebrate Its 5th Anniversary
Our 5th birthday's coming up, and we're inviting you to help us celebrate.
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October, 2003
Stack-Overflow Vulnerability in IBM DB2 Universal Database 7.2 for Windows
Application Security discovered that a stack-overflow vulnerability in DB2 Universal Database 7.2 for Windows can result in the execution of arbitrary code on the vulnerable server.
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October, 2003
PDC Attendees Get Early Yukon, Whidbey, and Longhorn Bits
Microsoft developers looked ahead to Yukon, Whidbey, and Longhorn at a packed Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) 2003 in Los Angeles this week that featured the release of early code bits and standing-room-only sessions.
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May, 2002
Microsoft Releases SQL Server 7.0 SP4
SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack 4, a cumulative service pack of fixes for SQL Server 7.0 and MSDE 1.0 since their ship date, is available for download.
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February, 2002
New SQL Server Magazine LIVE! Webinar: Fourteen Steps to a Better Database Schema
Beginning next week, SQL Server Magazine contributing editor, columnist, and database-design expert Michelle A. Poolet will present a two-part series of 1-hour SQL Server Magazine LIVE! Webinars.
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February, 2002
XML & Web Services User Conference Scheduled for March
XML & Web Services 2002, the international user conference for advanced software development, will be held March 11 through 13 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London.
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February, 2002
Beta 2 of JDBC Driver Now Available
Microsoft has posted for download the updated beta version of the SQL Server 2000 Driver for Java Database Connectivity (JDBC).
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January, 2002
Delaney to Explore "Tracing Your SQL Server Applications" in Webinar
In the second session of a four-part performance-tuning Webinar series from SQL Server Magazine, SQL Server author and Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Kalen Delaney will present "Tracing Your SQL Server Applications."
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November, 2001
Windows, SQL Server Set Another TPC-C Record
SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition set a new record for Windows performance on the Transaction Processing Performance Council's (TPC's) TPC-C Non-Clustered Benchmark test.
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November, 2001
SP1 Bug: SELECT Query on Table with Computed Column Generates Access Violation
Microsoft has posted a new article that details a SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1 (SP1) bug.
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November, 2001
Touring the Microsoft .NET Pet Shop
Microsoft is intent on proving that .NET's no dog when it comes to Web application development.
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October, 2001
Microsoft Accepting Applications for SQL Server SP2 Beta Program
The Microsoft SQL Server product team is accepting applications for the SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP2) beta program.
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October, 2001
OLAP Survey Respondents Give Analysis Services High Marks
SQL Server 2000's integrated Analysis Services functionality came out on top in several categories in the recent 2001 OLAP Survey, conducted by Survey.com and published by The OLAP Report.
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September, 2001
SQL Server 2000 JDBC Driver Beta Available for Download
Microsoft and MERANT DataDirect announced at this week's JDJEdge 2001 International Java Developer Conference and Expo that a beta version of the Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) Driver is now available for public download.
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September, 2001
Web Services to Take Center Stage at PDC
.NET and XML Web Services will take center stage at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) 2001 in Los Angeles October 22 through 26.
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September, 2001
SQL Server/Unisys Configuration Tops TPC-C Nonclustered Benchmark
Microsoft and Unisys announced that SQL Server 2000 running on a Unisys ES7000 server set a new world record for the Transaction Processing Performance Council's (TPC's) nonclustered, single-server (scale-up) TPC-C benchmark.
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August, 2001
Foundation for the Future
In an exclusive interview with SQL Server Magazine, Gordon Mangione, Microsoft's new vice president for SQL Server, talks about SQL Server's central role in the .NET strategy.
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April, 2001
Microsoft Posts Fix for Visual Studio's T-SQL Debugger
Microsoft has posted a downloadable fix for a problem with the T-SQL debugger in Visual Studio 6.0, Enterprise Edition.
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