SQL Server Beta

You don't need to be a rocket scientist to know that you don't launch a hi-tech spaceship without running a battery of suitably rigorous tests on it first. And while you may not be planning a launch into space any time soon - we know you will appreciate this opportunity to go where few men, or women for that matter, have gone before.

We'll give you access to a FREE Microsoft SQL Server 2008 account. So set your sights on the horizon and take advantage of this chance to play with real-world technology before it hits the mainstream - test it with your real-world data, with your own custom scenarios, while it's still under development. This is your chance to influence the product that you use every day - in a secure, hosted working environment.

Important Note: This Beta offer should not be used for production systems, but can be used to fully test and experience Microsoft¹s newest, most intelligent data platform in a hosted environment free of charge.

Create your own brave new world - experiment, test, explore and push SQL Server 2008 to its limits - then report back to your fellow explorers on your experience in the Community discussion forums and blogs. Compare your findings with your peers and colleagues - and share your opinions and assessments.

After all - a space-walk into the future offers a sneak peek at the implications for your business - so go ahead and push the ties that bind, while the more earth-bound look to the stars and wonder...

Details you say?

Sign up for a FREE Microsoft SQL Server 2008 account and first to experience and test Microsoft’s newest, most intelligent data platform.

Provided in a secured MaximumASP environment, you can evaluate Microsoft’s new data management and analysis platform in advance of the official release set for the second quarter of 2008.

MaximumASP, Dell and the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) are pleased to collaborate, with the support of Microsoft – to offer a website that offers you the opportunity to:

Understand the new product features in Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Exchange information with expert users in the SQL Community
- On discussion forums and blogs
Set up an account to test drive Microsoft’s SQL Server 2008 for yourself

To participate all you need to do is fill in this web form.

NEW! JOIN NOW and you will have FREE access to SQL Server 2008 related session videos from the 2007 PASS Summit in Denver, CO!

All program participants will also receive a FREE basic membership to the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS). PASS membership provides information, tools, publications and access to an international, expert user community serving over 25,000 SQL Server & Business Intelligence professionals worldwide.

Once you have submitted your data:

You will immediately receive an email detailing your account information for participation in the forums and blogs.
Simultaneously, your registration info will be placed in a queue for activation in the test-drive program.
Within one business day, your registration in the test drive program for Microsoft’s SQL Server 2008 will be confirmed, and your additional account information will automatically be sent in a second email.

Your web account will remain active for the duration of the test drive program – this enables you to revisit this site and keep up with the discussions and blogs about SQL Server 2008 beyond the duration of your actual test drive.

We expect strong interest in the test drive program. If you register, and receive a message that the program is at capacity but you are in a queue – this means that your account will be activated as soon as there is capacity available.