{"id":6203,"date":"2008-08-11T23:42:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-12T06:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/2008\/08\/11\/sql-server-2008-express-now-available-for-download\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:51:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:51:43","slug":"sql-server-2008-express-now-available-for-download","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2008\/08\/11\/sql-server-2008-express-now-available-for-download\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL Server 2008 Express now available for download"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\">On the heels of SQL Server 2008 being released to manufacturing last week, SQL Server 2008 Express was made available for download today. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\">As with SQL Server 2005 Express, SQL Server 2008 Express will be released in stages. SQL Server 2008 with Advanced Services and the new SQL Server 2008 Express with Tools edition will be made available in coming weeks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\">SQL Server 2008 Express with Tools includes the core database engine and SQL Server Management Studio Basic. This is the ideal edition for people that want the essential tools for developing relational database applications. Advanced features such as Integrated Full Text Search, Reporting Services and BIDS will be available in SQL Server 2008 Express Advanced.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Resource Links<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/express\/sql\/register\/\">Download SQL Server 2008 Express<\/a> (We encourage you to register)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/express\/sql\/default.aspx\">SQL Server 2008 Express Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/sqlexpress\/default.aspx\">SQL Server 2008 Express Weblog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/vstudio\/cc533448.aspx\">Visual Studio 2008 SP1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Prerequisites<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/downloads\/details.aspx?FamilyId=AB99342F-5D1A-413D-8319-81DA479AB0D7&amp;displaylang=en\">.NET Framework 3.5 SP1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/downloads\/details.aspx?FamilyId=5A58B56F-60B6-4412-95B9-54D056D6F9F4&amp;displaylang=en\">Windows Installer 4.5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/windowsserver2003\/technologies\/management\/powershell\/download.mspx\">Windows PowerShell 1.0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\"><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><b>SQL Server 2008 Express<\/b>\u00a0 (for Advanced users)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>SQL Server database engine &#8211; Create, store, update and retrieve your data<\/li>\n<li>Available: <em>Now<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>SQL Server 2008 Express with Tools<\/b> (Recommended &#8211; New)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>SQL Server database engine &#8211; Create, store, update and retrieve your data<\/li>\n<li>SQL Server Management Studio Basic &#8211; Visual database management tool for creating, editing and managing databases<\/li>\n<li>Available: <em>End of August 2008<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services<\/b> (for Advanced users)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>SQL Server database engine &#8211; Create, store, update and retrieve your data<\/li>\n<li>SQL Server Management Studio Basic &#8211; Visual database management tool for creating, editing and managing databases<\/li>\n<li>Full-text Search &#8211; Powerful, high-speed engine for searching text-intensive data<\/li>\n<li>Reporting Services &#8211; Integrated report creation and design environment to create reports<\/li>\n<li>Available: <em>End of August 2008<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table class=\"MsoNormalTable\" style=\"margin-left: 5.35pt;border-collapse: collapse;width: 466px\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 177.75pt;border: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;padding: 1.95pt 3pt 1.95pt 3pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"134\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;color: blue\">Feature <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;border-left: medium none;width: 126.8pt;border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;padding: 1.95pt 3pt 1.95pt 3pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"102\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;color: blue\">SQL Server 2008 Express <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;border-left: medium none;width: 2.25in;border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;padding: 1.95pt 3pt 1.95pt 3pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"95\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;color: blue\">SQL Server 2008 Express with Tools <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;border-top: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;border-left: medium none;width: 218.9pt;border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;padding: 1.95pt 3pt 1.95pt 3pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"133\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;color: blue\">SQL Server 2008<br \/>\nExpress with<br \/>\nAdvanced Services <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;border-top: medium none;border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;width: 177.75pt;border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;padding: 1.95pt 3pt 1.95pt 3pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"134\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Tools &amp; Management<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;border-top: medium none;border-left: medium none;width: 126.8pt;border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;padding: 1.95pt 3pt 1.95pt 3pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"102\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;border-top: medium none;border-left: medium none;width: 2.25in;border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;padding: 1.95pt 3pt 1.95pt 3pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"95\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;border-top: medium none;border-left: medium none;width: 218.9pt;border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;padding: 1.95pt 3pt 1.95pt 3pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"133\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-right: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;border-top: medium none;border-left: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;width: 177.75pt;border-bottom: #a3a3a3 1pt solid;padding: 1.95pt 3pt 1.95pt 3pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"134\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">PowerShell Integration <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">(Separate installation)* <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Policy Based Management <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">(Manual only)** <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">(Manual only)*<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">(Manual only)**<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Import\/Export Wizard <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Management Studio Basic <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">SQL Engine <\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Integrated Full Text Search <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Merge &amp; Upsert <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">New Data type support <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Filestream support <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">New Date &amp; Time data types <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Geodetic data types <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Advanced Spatial Libraries <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Support for Spatial Standards <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\" alt=\"image\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/image_thumb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px\" 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