Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Postponed

I was going to make some crack about it being business as usual at Redmond, but decided against it. Those of you looking to upgrade to SQL Server 2008 are going to have to wait a little longer.

Microsoft had planned for a second-quarter release of the product, but insisted the later date still keeps the company on track to ship the database software within the original goal of 24 to 36 months after SQL Server 2005. "We are on track to reach this goal," the company said a blog dedicated to SQL Server.