SQL Server 2008 Standard

A quick look: SQL Server 2008 is a business intelligence platform and relational database management system.

Microsoft^® SQL Server 2008^® Standard is a highly reliable data management and business intelligence platform that makes it easy to run and manage departmental applications. Through its compatibility with Microsoft Visual Studio^® and the Microsoft .NET Framework, SQL Server 2008 helps simplify data application development, supports virtually any type of data, and provides consistent storage across devices from PDA to data center. SQL Server delivers the right information to your users through advanced data visualization, powerful reports, and integrated analysis.

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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^® Vista, XP Pro w/SP2, Server 2008, 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