Microsoft To Launch Visual Studio, SQL Server and BizTalk Server

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Wednesday, July 6, 2005; 01:58 PM

Today at Tech•Ed 2005 Europe, Microsoft Corp. continued to disclose details surrounding the launch of Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005, Visual Studio® 2005 and BizTalk® Server 2006. As part of his keynote address, Andy Lees, corporate vice president of Server and Tools Marketing and Solutions, announced that these products would launch on Monday, Nov. 7 in San Francisco.

As part of the announcement, Microsoft revealed that throughout November there would be more than 90 launch events spanning 50 countries. The worldwide launch of SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006 offers significant advancements in interoperability, developer productivity and mission-critical support.

The launch furthers Microsoft’s commitment to delivering the next-generation platform for connected systems to advance business decision-making through greater insight, visibility and alignment across software development and business processes.

“The launch of SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006 will truly be a global launch. We will kick off the availability of these products in San Francisco and carry it through Europe and the rest of the world in the following days and weeks,” Lees said.

In his keynote address, Lees cited the Paris Firefighters who are using Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 and have seen productivity and manageability gains. Microsoft expects more than 20 customers, including AB Sandvik Coromant, Nationwide Building Society and Austrian Broadcasting Corp.

Throughout his keynote address, Lees cited the investments Microsoft is making to ensure that IT organizations can effectively leverage the Microsoft platform to better interoperate with existing systems.

In its 12th year in Europe, Tech•Ed is Microsoft’s definitive European conference for building, deploying, securing and managing connected solutions. With a strong mix of developer, infrastructure and messaging content, Microsoft Tech•Ed Europe is Microsoft’s premier technical training conference for a wide range of technology professionals.