What makes SQL Server 2005 a Microsoft .NET–connected application?
A. SQL Server 2005 is a fully Web-enabled database server product. It supports extensible markup language (XML) and hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), two of the infrastructure technologies for .NET-connected software. The Web-enabled features apply to more than just relational data; they also work with online analytical processing (OLAP) and analytical data. Microsoft is incorporating these technologies as fundamental standards for access and expression in SQL Server software. Additionally, Microsoft will deliver new functionality developed after product release (such as the SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver and SQL Server Notification Services) through the Web.