SQL Server 2005 finally arrives

After a two-year delay, Microsoft finally launches its SQL Server 2005 database today. The software supports database encryption and incorporates other security features. It's also capable of full-text search, native storage and querying of XML documents. Because the database is integrated with Visual Studio 2005, developers can write applications in C# or Visual Basic instead of doing SQL programming.

For more on SQL Server 2005:
- see this Computerworld article
- check out this analysis from eWeek