Susan Harkins
ssharkins at bellsouth.net
Tue Apr 5 17:37:15 CDT 2005
There's almost nothing in them, but it does exist. ;) Susan H. The EM Tools came out a little later. Works with December release of Beta SQL Express 2005. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Manager - Community Technology Preview December 2004 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8f92556a-6c3b-47d2- 9929-ecdc5a4d25ae&DisplayLang=en The SAP DB or MaxDB is being supported by SAP Labs Berlin either purchased or newsgroup 24 hour turnaround. It is really an old ADABAS database code fork upgraded.. A .Net oledb provider is supposed to be in the works. I guess who ever writes it wants paid for the effort. Otherwise ODBC. Jim DeMarco wrote: >What about SQL Express? The throttling limitations have been removed but you're limited to 3-4 GB file size. This version doesn't include management tools though AFAIK. > >Jim DeMarco (fresh from vacation and still wishing I were somewhere >else!!) > >-----Original Message----- >From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Gustav Brock >Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 12:47 PM >To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com >Subject: Re: [AccessD] Slightly OT: Know of a good Open Source DBMS? > > >Hi Joe > >Three option pops forward: > >SAP DB (totally free) or the newer MaxDB (from MySQL). >Enterprise level (certified for SAP R/3) and complexity. > >Firebird. Very small install package, very easy to maintain. >Originates from InterBase. > >PostgreSQL. Widely used "Oracle Light" DBMS. >Large user base. > >It all depends on your requirements. > >/gustav > > > > >>>>JRojas at tnco-inc.com 04/05 6:03 pm >>> >>>> >>>> >Hi All, > >I was considering purchasing MS SQL Server 2000 for our company. >We have several intranet web based applications, which currently use MS >SQL Server 7 as the backend. > >The reason that I am considering the upgrade is that we are reaching >our CAL limit. I know that I could increase the number of CALs, but I >actually got SQL 2000 approved in this year's budget! >The problem is that I have the feeling that the price for SQL Server >may not be justifiable, in my mind, for what we are using it for. > >With that said, does anyone know of an Open Source DBMS that has the >functionality of SQL Server? >I know of MySQL, but when I last checked, it did not have stored >procedures and triggers. > >Thanks! >JR > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com