Eric Frost
04-02-2008, 07:33 AM
"There are some major improvements in the 2008 version that make an upgrade a no-brainer in several situations. For example, unlike similar offerings from competitors Oracle Corp. and IBM Corp., Microsoft's database comes with integrated business intelligence (BI) functionality, along with new support for spatial, location-based data -- all at no additional cost."
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"The spatial tools open up a lot of opportunities for us," says Alex Machinis, CEO of SpatialPoint LLC, a Certified Partner in Des Plaines, Ill., that specializes in Microsoft MapPoint and Virtual Earth solutions. "This is a major release because they're providing the capabilities to store spatial data in the system and query it."
Redmond Channel Partner Online | Feature: Microsoft's Upcoming Database Release An Expanding Database (http://rcpmag.com/features/article.aspx?editorialsid=2447)
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"The spatial tools open up a lot of opportunities for us," says Alex Machinis, CEO of SpatialPoint LLC, a Certified Partner in Des Plaines, Ill., that specializes in Microsoft MapPoint and Virtual Earth solutions. "This is a major release because they're providing the capabilities to store spatial data in the system and query it."
Redmond Channel Partner Online | Feature: Microsoft's Upcoming Database Release An Expanding Database (http://rcpmag.com/features/article.aspx?editorialsid=2447)