Microsoft SQL Server

A {relational database management system} (RDBMS)

which is part of {Microsoft}'s {BackOffice} family of

{servers}. SQL Server was designed for {client/server} use

and is accessed by applications using {SQL}. It runs on

{Windows NT} version 3.5 or higher and is compliant with the

{ANSI} {SQL-92} and {FIPS} 127-2 {SQL} {standards}.

SQL Server supports {symmetric multiprocessing} hardware;

{SNMP}, {ODBC}, and major {open standard} communications

{protocols}. It has {Internet} integration, data

{replication} and {data warehousing} features.

Microsoft SQL Server was originally developed by {Sybase

Corporation} but the cooperation was broken sometime before

version 6.0 [anyone knows when?].

Latest version: 6.5.

{Home (http://www.microsoft.com/sql)}.

{Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.databases.ms-sqlserver}.

(1998-05-18)