Microsoft Expands SQL 2000 with Notification Services

Microsoft Monday announced the establishment of the service can be downloaded in its flagship SQL Server 2000 database generated personalized e-mail notifications for different client devices.

Called SQL Server 2000 Notification Service, the service is designed to provide developers a scalable architecture for the way the explosion of information to different types of customers, defined triggered by the incident .

Early adopters are using notification services in a number of ways that a wide range of tools. Israeli medical and health care organizations, clalit health-care services, is building an application to provide the laboratory results to patients and doctors. New York Times based in the use of online services component, the establishment of a real estate property to the Tracker, will notify the subscriber of the new real estate listing. Nasdaq.com using notification services, and Internet applications in its personalized to the user informed of the financial data changes.

Target devices for the SQL Server 2000 Notification services, including personal computers, notebook computers, PDA, mobile phones, fax machines, pagers and other devices.

Several other companies are building services and solutions around the notification services, which include Hewlett-Packard, KPMG consulting, mobilesys, clear advice and developmentor.

Microsoft first introduced SQL Server 2000 Notification Service four months ago at TechEd in April 2002. Pricing has not yet been determined time. Microsofts web site for notification service that is free to download, although notification services for the introduction of licensing the complexity of the user is not already on each processor pricing for SQL Server 2000. Each device notified the need for a client access license (CAL). Notification services in the Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition.

Microsoft officials said in April that notification service will be extended to the Yukon release of SQL Server. Major upgrade to SQL Server is to a ship in 2003.