February 16, 1996
Newly announced Internet tools and licensing for Microsoft SQL Server are designed to enable customers to deliver a new class of business applications on the Internet.
The Microsoft SQL Server offers a secure interface to the World Wide Web via the Internet Database Connector built into the Microsoft Internet Information Server. The Internet Database Connector allows customers to collect and track customer profiles, access history, and create personalized World Wide Web pages based on their individual preferences.
Enhancements to the forthcoming Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5, now undergoing beta testing, will provide users the ability to automatically generate Web pages formatted in hypertext markup language (HTML) from Microsoft SQL Server-based information anywhere in an organization. Wizard technology will allow creation of interactive, database-driven Web sites with automated content. Customers using Microsoft SQL Server-compatible middleware solutions, such as Microsoft TransAccess or Information Builders Inc.'s EDA/Open Database Gateway, will be able to integrate data across the enterprise onto the Internet.
The Microsoft SQL Server Internet Connector offers a single flat-fee license allowing unlimited Web-based access to Microsoft SQL Server from the Internet or within a corporate-wide intranet.
The SQL Server Internet Connector license provides access to Microsoft SQL Server from the Microsoft Internet Information Server or from third-party Web servers. The license will support customers using either Microsoft SQL Server version 6.0 or the forthcoming Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5.
The Microsoft SQL Server Internet Connector license will cost approximately US$2,995. That license allows unlimited Web access to a single Microsoft SQL Server. Users need one license for each Microsoft SQL Server they wish to connect to a Web server.
The Microsoft Internet Database Connector is included at no additional charge as part of the Microsoft Internet Information Server. More information on the Microsoft SQL Server Internet Connector and the Microsoft Internet Information Server is available on the Microsoft BackOffice Web page.