Browse by Tags
All Tags » Software Release Announcements ( RSS)
-
|
Can you tell I’m going through my inbox tonight? Just in case you missed it (and you certainly did if you were using me as your primary source of information!), the August Community Technology Preview release of SQL Server 2008 R2 is available for download...
|
-
|
You might have heard about this somewhere else.. but Windows 7 was launched today . I recently got an upgraded laptop from my employer, upon which I installed Windows 7. Both the machine and the software are quite remarkable. First, the machine...
|
-
|
Exciting news for the developer community: yesterday Microsoft released the second beta for Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4. Click here for the download page. If you need it, go get it! -wp this copyrighted material was originally posted...
|
-
|
If you’re interested in the next release of SQL Server, the BI-focused SQL Server 2008 R2, you’ll be pleased to know that the August CTP is available for download here for MSDN and TechNet members. Here’s the skinny from the download page: SQL Server...
|
-
|
Actually, I’m about a month late to the party on this one.. but I’ve been busy.. Cumulative Upgrade 4 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 is available for download here . The SQL Server Release team discusses the SP3 release here and the SP2 release...
|
-
|
Jens , the newly minted MCM:Database (congratulations, Jens!) had this last week .. For those waiting to update their SQL Server 2008 RTM CU4 instances to SP1 without losing their CU4 fixes, the new Cumulative Update Package 1 for SQL Server 2008 Service...
|
-
|
SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 was released earlier this week and is available for download here . There are details on the Data Platform Insider blog, and Jimmy May is an enthusiastic proponent of its supportability and stability enhancements. The Service...
|
-
|
Microsoft’s newest web browser, Internet Explorer 8, was released about three hours ago and is now available for download here . If you want it, go get it! -wp this copyrighted material was originally posted at http://blogs.technet.com/wardpond . ...
|
-
|
I’m a day late with this, I’m afraid, but it’s still worthwhile.. As reported yesterday on the Microsoft SQL Server Release Services blog , Microsoft has released the Community Technology Preview (CTP) for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1. It’s available...
|
-
|
Only a day late this time .. Cumulative Update Package 2 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 has been released and is available for download here . As always, Microsoft recommends that you test this package on another instance before installing it into...
|
-
|
As previously mentioned , if you want to work with the Windows 7 Beta, you need to start your download today and finish it by this Thursday, 12 February 2009. Full details are available here . If you want it, go get it! You need to register...
|
-
|
.. and you’ve only got nine days left to finish your download. Here’s a lazy cut-and-paste from my previous post on the topic.. There’s a new post on The Windows Blog indicating that general availability of the Windows 7 Beta download will end on February...
|
-
|
There’s a new post on The Windows Blog indicating that general availability of the Windows 7 Beta download will end on February 10th. Here’s the calendar: The shutdown of general availability for the Windows 7 Beta will occur in 3 phases over the...
|
-
|
I was two weeks late with my announcement of CU #2 ; this announcement is coming to you on the day of release. Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.. Cumulative Update Package 3 for SQL Server 2008 has been released and is available for download...
|
-
|
Hot on the heels of the initial SQL Server 2005 SP3 release , Cumulative Update 1 for SQL Server 2005 is available for download here . From the Knowledge Base article : Cumulative Update 1 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 contains only hotfixes that...
|
-
|
As discussed here , SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 is now available for download here . The following information is taken verbatim from the Data Platform Insider : SQL Server 2005 SP3 is now available for download and includes the following updates:...
|
-
|
Can you tell I’m moving towards the top of my in-box? My earlier release announcement was three months late; this one is only two weeks so. Cumulative Update Package 2 for SQL Server 2008 has been released and is available for download here . ...
|
-
|
I’m about three months late to the party on this, but in light of our previous forays into machine translation , I think it’s still worth mentioning. In my defense, this item just hit my in-box yesterday (don’t ask me about finding time to check my RSS...
|
-
|
Courtesy of Ben Lam’s question and Arvind Shyamsundar’s answer comes the following list of resources for keeping up with SQL Server product update releases: You can sign up for security bulletin-related email alerts from Microsoft here (Windows Live ID...
|
-
|
Cumulative Update Package 10 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 is available for download here . Microsoft recommends that you apply this update package only on instances which are experiencing one of the issues described in the linked article....
|
-
|
No, that's not "moron machine translation", but if you read Hugo Kornelis' candid and very helpful comments on Tuesday's Windows Live Translator post , you're certainly aware that machine translation (MT) has its pitfalls. The...
|
-
|
This is the coolest thing I've seen in quite awhile.. Microsoft Server and Tools (the group that brings you, among others, the MSDN , TechNet , Expression , and CodePlex sites) is leveraging the latest translation technology from Windows Live and...
|
-
|
..while we were preparing for our move.. The company chose my 48th birthday (two days before the movers descended on us) as the RTM date for SQL Server 2008. There's a full download available here (subscription required); the free Express version...
|
-
|
I wanted to mention this one more time, since my previous post on this topic suffers from a cryptic title.. Join the Microsoft SQL Server development team to learn more and ask technical questions about the February CTP release of SQL Server 2008. The...
|
-
|
Sure, it's a somewhat contrived reason for a post, but it's leap day. In such a calendar-centric endeavor as a blog, it seems to me that one must leave a footprint on leap day.. I'm posting today via Windows Live Writer, which I downloaded earlier...
|
More Posts Next page »
|
|