Microsoft Updates Biz Products

Microsoft launches new versions of SQL, Visual Studio and Biz Talk Server products.
By Priya Ganapati
November 7, 2005

Microsoft updated its database and developer software Monday, increasing the ability of the products to integrate in a move that could give business customers greater incentive to standardize their platforms on the company’s products.

Updates were launched for database product SQL Server 2005, developer tool Visual Studio 2005, and the business process server, the BizTalk Server 2006. The three products are integrated for collaboration across different environments and faster software delivery, Microsoft said.

The Redmond giant said the updates are built on the foundations laid in place over the last several years with significant investments in Windows Server 2003 and the Microsoft .NET software development platform.

The updates showed Microsoft’s commitment to integration and creating a seamless experience for users by bringing its various products together, said analysts.

“The three products launched today are the first wave of a tide of tightly integrated products,” said Joe Wilcox, an analyst with Jupiter Research. “While some Microsoft executives have said that Microsoft bet the company on Windows Vista, the real bet is on integrated innovation."

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