SQL Server 2005 is supposed to ship this summer, with a Beta 3 test version coming out by the end of March and another in a series of Community Technical Previews expected in a few weeks.

News. SQL Server, Developer Tools Coming in Express Editions. By Scott Bekker; 06/29/2004; Microsoft is readying a free version of SQL Server and low-cost versions of developer tools for ...

Microsoft is adding a brand-new business-intelligence SKU and core-based licensing to its coming SQL Server 2012 database offering due next year.