Wednesday, August 9, 2006
SQL Server Everywhere Edition: It's Coming!
Posted by Jon Westfall in "DEVELOPER" @ 04:00 PM
"Microsoft recently announced that it will be evolving the SQL Mobile product into a product named SQL Server Everywhere Edition. SQL Mobile is currently a database that you can use on "mobile" devices, which include Tablet PCs, Pocket PCs, and Smartphones. SQL Mobile differs from SQL Server in that with SQL Mobile, there is no "server" running as a background process. The engine for SQL Mobile consists of a handful of DLLs that you reference from your application. When you want to connect to a database, you just put the path to the database file in your connection string. In fact, working with SQL Mobile feels a lot like working with an Access/Jet database. The limitation for SQL Mobile, today, is that it will only run on "mobile" devices. In other words, you can't deploy an application that uses SQL Mobile to desktops or laptops."
SQL Server Everywhere edition looks poised to sweep down on third-party lightweight database products. With the availability of a MS solution to replace third-party, anyone seeing this product in the future for their development toolbox?
SQL Server Everywhere edition looks poised to sweep down on third-party lightweight database products. With the availability of a MS solution to replace third-party, anyone seeing this product in the future for their development toolbox?
