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MS claims more than 450,000 downloads of new SQL server

Software giant Microsoft has announced that more than 450,000 downloads have been recorded, to date, of the newly-launched version of SQL Server 2008.

According to the Microsoft, SQL Server 2008 is only major database that includes comprehensive, integrated functionality for data management as well as advanced business intelligence out of the box.

SAP, user group to shed light on enterprise support

The Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG) this week held the first in a series of Web seminars on SAP's enterprise-level support service, which recently became mandatory for all customers, leading to cost increases over time for many.

SAP's move prompted some outrage from user group leaders and customers, with a common refrain being whether mid-sized companies with less complicated environments needed the additional support.

New service applies social networking to app testing

Massachusetts startup uTest is launching an on-demand service that weds application testing to social networking through a community of more than 8,000 professional testers in roughly 130 countries.

Users provide uTest with a link to their application and select a test team from the community with the appropriate skill-sets and demographics for the job. Customers communicate with testers through the uTest platform, which also integrates with in-house bug-tracking systems such as Bugzilla.

Quality Problems Cost Software Companies Up to $22 Million Annually According to New Report

A new white paper by International Data Corporation (IDC), found existing software quality approaches at most companies are inadequate to address the internal and external costs of software defects. Sponsored by Coverity, the IDC white paper “Improving Software Quality to Drive Business Agility,” found that development organizations find major problems with their software even after quality assurance and spend significant amounts of effort and time to repair those defects.