Editor’s note: the Web site referenced below will not be live until 8:00 a.m. PDT, Sept. 29.

REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 26, 2008

What: On Monday, Sept. 29, Microsoft is launching the SQL Server 2008 Experience online at http://www.SQLServerExperience.com. With more than 500 short videos in 11 different languages, the SQL Server 2008 Experience is a Web site that helps Microsoft’s global customers and partners learn more about SQL Server 2008, Microsoft’s recently released data management and business intelligence platform. SQL Server 2008 provides a trusted, productive and intelligent data platform for business-critical applications. The launch of the SQL Server 2008 Experience kicks off a worldwide readiness outreach that will reach over 350,000 customers, partners and community members through in-person events over the next year.

Visitors to the SQL Server 2008 Experience can expect the following:

When: Sept. 29, 2008, at 8 a.m. PDT

Where: Online at http://www.SQLServerExperience.com

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