Announcing SQL Server Everywhere Edition

Today we are announcing SQL Server Everywhere Edition, a light weight database designed for client applications that run from desktops to mobile devices. Pl see the section 'Dynamic Applications' in the Microsoft's Data Platform Vision and Roadmap from Paul Flessner, Sr VP, Microsoft.

Microsoft’s Data Platform Vision and Roadmap: Your Data, Any Place, Any TimeMicrosoft’s Data Platform Vision and Roadmap: Your Data, Any Place, Any Time

http://www.microsoft.com/sql/letter.mspx

The new product is based on the familiar SQL Server Mobile Edition.

-Durga Gudipati

Program Manager, SQL Server Everywhere Edition

We are in the very begining of migration to 3rd party solution for storing user documents. We currently use SQLCE2.0 and we were terribly disapointed that MS decided not to license its interoperability of SQLCE3.0 databases across all platforms.

I need to know the licensing policy of the new product before May 16th. Is it going to be royalty-based or similar to SQL Mobile (i.e. virtually free)?

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Can you please provide more information than this letter

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some more info but not much

http://blogs.msdn.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?q=SQL+Server+Everywhere+Edition&o=Relevance

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SQL Everywhere (SQL Ev) will be free on desktops, laptops/tablets and mobile devices running MS OS.

The first CTP will be in summer and release will be by end of the year.

Once released, SQL Everywhere replaces SQL Mobile.

-DurgaG