Microsoft Confirms March 18 Availability of SQL Server Internet Connector License March 13, 1996 - The SQL Internet Connector license allows unlimited Web access to a single Microsoft SQL Server (version 6.0 or 6.5) on the Internet or corporate intranets, whether access is from Microsoft's Internet Information Server or from a third-party Web server. The new licensing structure solves the problem of counting and licensing individual SQL Server clients via the Web. For more information, check out the Microsoft SQL Server Internet Connector Q&A. Microsoft Acquires Aspect Software Engineering March 13, 1996 - Nearly lost in the flurry of announcements made at the Professional Developers Conference March 11 - 14 was the fact that Microsoft has acquired Aspect Software Engineering, a provider of leading-edge database technology that enables database connectivity over the Internet. Microsoft plans to include Aspect technology in a variety of its Internet tools to enhance real-time database query capabilities. Microsoft Announces Internet Tools, Licensing for SQL Server Feb. 12, 1996 - Microsoft announces three new Internet Tools for Microsoft SQL Server, tightly integrating Internet Information Server to enable customers to deliver a new class of business applications on the Internet. Microsoft SQL Server Beta Builds on Success Feb 12, 1996 - Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5, adds new features that significantly improve throughput, scalability and ease-of-use, once again raising the bar on distributed client-server computing. What's New in Microsoft SQL Server 6.5? Feb 12, 1996 - The latest version of Microsoft SQL Server, version 6.5, entered beta testing in January and is scheduled for release in the second quarter of 1996. Look here for a preview of new features, including the Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC) and the Web Assistant. Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Gets Good Reviews Feb. 5, 1996 - Reviewers from both PC Week and InfoWorld have published their "First Looks" at the beta version of Microsoft SQL Server 6.5. InfoWorld calls it "another major step toward distributed computing" and PC Week says it "promises to give businesses more distributed transaction capabilities."