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Had been to local Microsoft event in fairfax recently, pretty interesting developments in the newer version of VS and SQL server 2005.

I feel SQL Server Reporting services will uproot Crystal reports as it hits the market in 2005 for the following reason

It is powerful coz it is from MS

It is free as it ships along SQL Server and you can install on the database server and works great, if you plan to install on a separate Reporting server for large companies of 100+ for performance issues then u got to buy licenses

Very EASY to use, web friendly all reports are published onto local intranet and fast delivery of reports unlike Crystal. (Well customers will justify this)

Finally MS is into reporting also, puts Business objects guys to think and work before they are up rooted from their business....

Some of the links to share

ASP.NET link (the newer version has a feature called Refactor very helpful during coding ...)

SQL Server 2005 I liked the new XML data type where u can store and search on child nodes easily, yet to figure out where it could be used....)

MS Blogs

Business practices

Tips: All recent Project code name such as Yukon, Whidbey, Orcos etc are the names of location or island in Washington state, so now u know what next version of MS names will be ...

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