Mi è appena arrivata la mail di 
Paul Flessner, Senior VP di Microsoft, che lancia ufficialmente il 
prodotto.
Tra le altre cose c'è questa interessantissima 
offerta:
  To help more of you 
  take advantage of SQL Server 2005's enterprise-class scalability and 
  reliability, highly integrated developer tools and business intelligence 
  functionality, we are introducing the Competitive Migration Promotion. This promotion is open to customers who want 
  to migrate to SQL Server 2005 from costly platforms such as Oracle Enterprise 
  and Standard, DB2 Enterprise and Workgroup, Informix, Sybase ASE, Hitachi 
  HiRDB and Fujitsu Synfoware. The 
  promotional pricing includes:
  
    - 50% discount on SQL Server Enterprise Edition 
    license with the purchase of the regularly priced Software Assurance license 
    
    
- 50% discount on SQL Server CAL license with 
    the purchase of the regularly priced Software Assurance license 
    
    
- 25% discount on SQL Server Standard Edition 
    license with the purchase of the regularly priced Software Assurance license 
    
  This limited time 
  promotion starts December 1st and runs through June 30, 
  2006.