Microsoft Corp. on Friday released the first public beta of a product that should allow developers to build and manage reports using its SQL Server 2000 database. It also disclosed pricing for the product and pegged it for release by the end of the year.
Called SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services, the software will be offered as an add-on for Microsoft's database and fills a hole in Microsoft's server line-up that customers have been asking it to fill, said Stan Sorensen, director of product management for SQL Server. Databases from Microsoft rivals such as IBM Corp. and Oracle Corp. have long supported reporting capabilities.
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