Final versions of all the Express products are due out with the final release of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005, expected in the first half of next year.

Microsoft posted on April 18, 2006 the RTM version of Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2005 Developer, Workgroup, Standard, Enterprise, and Express editions. Get the lowdown on SP-1's added features, ...

Learn how you can develop WinForms-based database applications more quickly with VS 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Express.

Microsoft is expected this week to release the first beta of its Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 software development products. The software giant also plans to announce a low-cost edition ...

The Standard Edition will run $299, or $199 for an upgrade, and the Express Edition will cost $49, Microsoft said. The current Visual Studio .Net Professional Edition now retails for $1,079.

SQL Server 2005 Express does both. Express editions of SQL Server Management Studio are management tools that offer a graphical interface to work with SQL Server databases.

SQL Server 2005 Express Edition will replace Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine as the software maker's lightweight database offering of choice.

Microsoft has up the first three of sixteen video tutorials designed to teach novices the basics of application development with the Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions. Lesson 1: Getting Started ...

In addition, during Tech•Ed Australia, attendees will get to hear how Team Dystopia created its modification for “Half-Life 2” with Visual C++. Microsoft’s Visual Studio® Express Edition products, ...