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A variety of factors are converging to create an information storage explosion. Enabled by new types of information, such as digitization of images and video, and sensor information from RFID tags, the amount of digital information within an organization is mushrooming. Growing regulatory compliance and globalization require that information be stored securely and available at all times. At the same time, the cost of disk storage has dramatically decreased, enabling organizations to store more data per dollar invested. Users must quickly sift through mountains of data to find relevant information. Furthermore, they want to use this information on any device and with the programs that they use every day, such as Microsoft Office System applications. Managing this data explosion and the increase in user expectations creates numerous challenges for the enterprise.

This excerpt is from the document which explains the overview of what SQL Server 2008 is all about, I recommend reading this document.

Related link:

SQL2008_ProductOverview.pdf (809.6 KB)

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To safe time and effort require to install SQL Server 2008 RC0 Express on Windows Vista, install these pre-requisites before you proceed further.

• Windows Installer 4.5
• .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 Beta

Related link:

Windows Installer 4.5: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=5a58b56f-60b6-4412-95b9-54d056d6f9f4

.Net Framework 3.5 Sp1 Beta: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8C36ACA4-E947-4760-9B05-93CAC04C6F87&displaylang=en

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Download Manager is available as an add-on component for Akamai Electronic Software Delivery customers who use their Web sites to deliver digitized files, such as software, movies, or other large objects. Download Manager provides a simplified method of distributing, downloading, and installing digitized assets via the Internet. Download Manager can be used with Web sites that deliver content via SSL, as well as with sites that require authentication before providing access to content.

For your end users, Download Manager provides a user-friendly application that significantly improves the ease, efficiency, and reliability of their downloads.For your organization, Download Manager offers a simple method for tracking the success or failure of each download and provides automated recovery capabilities.

You must be surprise why I am talking about Akamai in my last blogs, since there is a strategic alliance between Microsoft and Akamai for future Content Delivery - Microsoft is using Akamai Network for all Release Candidates for SQL Server 2008.

Read more about Akamai Download Manager: http://www.akamai.com/dl/feature_sheets/Akamai_Download_Manager_FS.pdf

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