Microsoft's SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition is great for embedding in applications, or anywhere else you can't cram a full install of SQL Server 2005. It is also great for mobile apps, giving developers greater choices and better functionality. You can check out all the benefits of SQL Server Everywhere Edition or the comparison of
SQL Server Express Edition (the free version that ships with
Visual Web Developer Express) versus
SQL Server Everywhere Edition CTP (also free) all on the
same page. There are also
SQL Server online books to help you get started with Everywhere Edition. There are a lot of advantages that Everywhere Edition exhibits over the bulky SQL Server 2005, I can't wait to crack it open and start using with my applications.
Tags: freeware, microsoft, sqlserver, sqlservereverywhereedition, sqlserverexpressedition, visualwebdeveloper, windows
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Subscribe to commentsIanJul 12th 2006 1:14AM
Check out DB2 Express-C edition too if you're in the market for a free database server.
http://www.ibm.com/db2/express
And it's also available for Linux, so you won't have to run your apps on Windows.
Looks like M$ stole their SQL Express Server slogan ("free to download, deploy, develop and redistribute") straight from IBM...
Zach MarshallJul 12th 2006 1:35AM
While we're on the subject of free databases, I'd recommend you check out Firebird:
http://www.firebirdsql.org/
It's open source and sees a good amount of activity from some very smart developers working for companies that have a need for a great, fast, flexible, and powerful relational database engine.
Firebird has a couple different versions, including an embedded server version which is liteweight and can be accessed via ODBC, .Net data accessors, or through a Java lib. All versions run on Windows, Linux, and many flavors of Unix.
Check it out if you're looking for a cross-platform alternative to the MS server.