MSDE

Microsoft SQL Server Data Engine (MSDE, also Microsoft Data Engine or Microsoft Desktop Engine) is a relational database management system developed by Microsoft. It is a scaled-down version of Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 or 2000 which is free for non-commercial use as well as certain limited commercial use. It was introduced at Microsoft TechEd in May 1999,[1] and was included as part of Microsoft Office 2000 Developer Edition. Its successor, SQL Server Express was released in November 2005.[2] Vendor support of MSDE ended on April 8, 2008.[3]

  1. ^ "Microsoft Announces Availability of MSDE For Developers Using Visual Studio". news.microsoft.com. 24 May 1999. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  2. ^ "MS SQL Server 2005 Released". databasedir.com.
  3. ^ MSDE Upgrade.