SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition RTW

Thursday, January 11, 2007

SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition RTW

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition Runtime

"... Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition (SQL Server Compact Edition) is designed for developers who need light weight, in process relational database solution for their applications that can be developed and deployed on desktop as well as on mobile devices. SQL Server Compact Edition Runtime can be used to develop and deploy applications on desktop. ..."

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition Developer Software Development Kit

"... SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition Developer SDK contains the files required for installing SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition on mobile devices, desktop and tablet PC. It also has the Help File, and the Header files for native development, and the Northwind sample application. ..."

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition Tools for Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1

"... The download is installed after the installation of Visual Studio 2005 SP1 and updates the Smart Device Development components in Visual Studio 2005 SP1 with the SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition design time UI/Dialogs, device CAB files, and includes new features like Click Once support. ..."

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition Server Tools

"... Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition Server Tools updates the servers running IIS to support connectivity solutions from SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition database on a mobile device or a desktop or a tablet PC to database servers running SQL Server 2000 SP3a and above versions ..."

It's SQL CE RTW day... Yeah! Download links are all working (as of right now at least).

Why am I excited about this? Because I need an easily embedded database, that's cheap, easy, simple to deploy and doesn't force me to relearn a new DB system...