Kris Kumar
01-18-2007, 04:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://pluralsight.com/blogs/jimw/archive/2007/01/15/45704.aspx' target='_blank'>http://pluralsight.com/blogs/jimw/archive/2007/01/15/45704.aspx</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Ok… It looks like it's finally here. The false-start in December where the SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition folks pulled the downloads has past. Also, me jumping the gun last week and posting the download URLs before the "official" release is over. I checked with the SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition folks on Friday to confirm that it was OK to post the links today (15-January-2007) and they said today is the official release so I should feel free to post the links. So after all that, SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition and all of the related tools are "live and in color". Enjoy it. The added desktop support now gives us a lightweight, in-process (no server process) database for both desktop and Windows Mobile. Just as important, the database format is compatible so moving a database between a desktop computer and a Windows Mobile device is a simple file copy." </i><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Kris-jan2007-sqlce.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/> <br /><br />SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition enables the developers to have a compact embedded database for their mobile applications for tablet PCs, Pocket PCs, Smartphones and also regular Windows desktops. Check out the official Microsoft home page for SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/sql/editions/compact/default.mspx">over here</a> for more information.