Ideal Choice for Independent Software Vendors, Consultants, System Integrators, Solution Providers, and Corporate Developers

Developer Edition allows developers to build and test any type of application with SQL Server on 32-bit, ia64, and x64 platforms. Developer Edition includes all of the functionality of Enterprise Edition, but is licensed only for development, test, and demo use. Each license of SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition entitles one developer to use the software on as many systems as necessary and additional developers can use the software by purchasing additional licenses. For rapid deployment into production, Developer Edition can easily be upgraded to SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition.

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SQL Server Developer Features
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SQL Server Developer contains features that can drive your enterprise data management to new levels of productivity in a fraction of the developer time required with previous versions.

SQL Server Developer How To Buy
How to Obtain SQL Server Developer

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SQL Server Developer System Requirements
System Requirements for SQL Server Developer

Available on both 32-bit and x64 platforms, SQL Server Developer drives new levels of performance for data-intensive applications.

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SQL Server 2005 Product Guide
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