Product Description

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 5 Client Access License

The next generation database for the Business Internet.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is one of the fastest ways to deliver the next generation of scalable Web applications with Windows DNA. SQL Server 2005 dramatically reduces the time required to bring e-commerce, data warehousing, and line-of-business applications to market, while offering the scalability needed for the most demanding environments.

SQL Server 2005 exceeds dependability requirements and provides innovative capabilities that increase employee effectiveness, integrate heterogeneous IT ecosystems, and maximize capital and operating budgets. SQL Server 2005 provides the enterprise data management platform your organization needs to adapt quickly in a fast-changing environment.

With the lowest implementation and maintenance costs in the industry, SQL Server 2005 delivers rapid return on your data management investment. SQL Server 2005 supports the rapid development of enterprise-class business applications that can give your company a critical competitive advantage.

Benchmarked for scalability, speed, and performance, SQL Server 2005 is a fully enterprise-class database product, providing core support for Extensible Markup Language (XML) and Internet queries.

Easy-to-Use Business Intelligence (BI) Tools

Through rich data analysis and data mining capabilities that integrate with familiar applications such as Microsoft Office, SQL Server 2000 enables you to provide all of your employees with critical, timely business information tailored to their specific information needs. Every copy of SQL Server 2005 ships with a suite of BI services.

Self-Tuning and Management Capabilities

Revolutionary self-tuning and dynamic self-configuring features optimize database performance, while management tools automate standard activities. Graphical tools and wizards simplify setup, database design, and performance monitoring, allowing database administrators to focus on meeting strategic business needs.

Data Management Applications and Services

Unlike its competitors, SQL Server 2005 provides a powerful and comprehensive data management platform. Every software license includes extensive management and development tools, a powerful extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) tool, business intelligence and analysis services, and new capabilities such as Notification Services. The result is the best overall business value available.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Features Comparison

• 600-megahertz (MHz) Pentium III-compatible or faster processor; 1-gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor recommended
  
  Operating System:
  
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack (SP) 4 or later; Windows 2000 Professional Edition with SP 4 or later; Windows XP with SP 2 or later; Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Standard Edition, or Datacenter Edition with SP 1 or later; Windows Small Business Server 2003 with SP 1 or later
  
  Memory:
  
• 512 megabytes (MB) of RAM or more; 1 gigabyte (GB) or more recommended
  
  Hard Disk:
  
• Approximately 350 MB of available hard-disk space for the recommended installation
• Approximately 425 MB of additional available hard-disk space for SQL Server Books Online, SQL Server Mobile Books Online, and sample databases
  
  Drive:
  
• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
  
  Display:
  
• Super VGA (1,024x768) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor
  
  Other Devices:
  
• Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
  
  Other Requirements:
  
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later
• For Reporting Services, you need Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 or later, and ASP.NET 2.0 or later
  
  Notes:
  
• SQL Server 2005 does not support the Banyan VINES Sequenced Packet protocol (SPP), Multiprotocol, AppleTalk, or NWLink IPX/SPX network protocols. Clients previously connecting with these protocols must select a different protocol to connect to SQL Server 2005.
• SQL Server 2005 software works on hardware certified for use with the Microsoft Windows operating system.
• Actual requirements will vary based on your system configuration and the applications and features you choose to install. Additional available hard-disk space may be required.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition: System Requirements