SQL Server 2008 Developer

A quick look: SQL Server 2008 Developer Edition is an application-building tool for the SQL platform.

Microsoft^® SQL Server 2008^® Developer Edition lets developers build any kind of application on top of SQL Server. It includes all the functionality of SQL Server 2008 Enterprise, but is licensed for use only as a development and test system, not as a production server. SQL Server 2008 Developer is an ideal choice for people who build and test applications. You can upgrade SQL Server 2008 Developer for production use.

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• Trusted
  SQL Server provides the highest levels of security, reliability, and scalability for your business-critical applications. Enable encryption of an entire database, data files, or log files, without the need for application changes. Improved data compression allows data to be stored more effectively, and reduces the storage requirements for your data.
   
• Productive
  To take advantage of new opportunities in today's fast-moving business world, companies need the ability to create and deploy data-driven solutions quickly. SQL Server 2008 reduces time and cost of management and development of applications. Enable developers to issue queries against data, using a managed programming language, such as C# or VB.NET, instead of SQL statements.
   
• Intelligent
  SQL Server 2008 provides a comprehensive platform, delivering intelligence where your users want it. Partitions enable organizations to manage large growing tables more effectively by transparently breaking them into manageable blocks of data. SQL Server 2008 provides new Word rendering that enables users to consume reports directly from within Microsoft Office Word.
   

• Hard Drive Space: 2.2 GB
• Operating System: Windows^® 7, Vista, XP, Server 2008, or Server 2003 w/SP1
• Processor Type: 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64)
• Processor Speed: 1.0 GHz (x86), 1.4 GHz (x64), 2 GHz recommended
• RAM: 512 MB (2 GB recommended)
• Graphics: 800x600 SVGA screen resolution
• Other: DVD-ROM drive, keyboard and mouse, Internet connection