In early November 2005, Microsoft launched three new product lines: Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005, and the .NET Framework version 2.0 (which includes ASP.NET version 2.0). SQL Server 2005 is the newest version of Microsoft's database platform,...
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In early November 2005, Microsoft launched three new product lines: Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005, and the .NET Framework version 2.0 (which includes ASP.NET version 2.0). SQL Server 2005 is the newest version of Microsoft's database platform, with the last major SQL Server release dating back to SQL Server 2000. Over the past five years of development, SQL Server has added a vast array of new features and capabilities, which are summed up on Microsoft's website in What's New in SQL Server 2005? The new features that will likely be of particular interest to developers building web-based applications that use SQL Server 2005 as a backend data store, include the new Transact-SQL (T-SQL) enhancements, better Visual Studio integration, integration with the CLR/.NET Framework, and the SQL Server 2005 Management Studio application, which is a slicker version of SQL Server 2000's Enterprise Manager. SQL Server 2005's T-SQL enhancements make writing certain types of queries significantly... See less
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in the above query, Tito's order on 12/18/2005 for $12.44 would have the rank #5.