Until recently, Microsoft offered two means of database management: Microsoft Jet (the Microsoft Access database engine that is shipped with both Microsoft Access and Microsoft Visual Studio) and Microsoft SQL Server. With the release of the Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE), a SQL Server-compatible database engine, there is an exciting new option for creating desktop and shared database solutions. MSDE enables developers to build desktop and shared database solutions that easily migrate to SQL Server when the solution must scale. This article discusses the features and benefits of MSDE 2000 and provides links to useful information, including online documentation, Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, and Microsoft white papers, to enable you to build robust MSDE 2000 solutions.
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