Microsoft Announces Upgrade to SQL Server for OS/2

	New Version Offers Features From Microsoft
	SQL Server for Windows NT

  REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 1, 1993

  Microsoft Corporation announced today that Microsoft SQL Server
4.2b for OS/2, an enhanced network database server, will ship
this week as part of its ongoing commitment to customers using
SQL Server on the OS/2 platform.

  In developing Microsoft SQL Server 4.2b for OS/2, Microsoft has
enhanced the product for closer consistency with Microsoft SQL
Server for Windows NT.  The 4.2b upgrade is supported on OS/2 1.3
and OS/2 2.1 and offers such features as the SQL Object Manager,
SQL Administrator, Network Integration Kit technology, revised
documentation and a troubleshooting guide, which are also
features of Microsoft SQL Server for Windows NT.

  Customers currently using Microsoft SQL Server for OS/2 can
also migrate to the higher-performance Microsoft SQL Server for
Windows NT without losing their investments in existing OS/2
environments.  Microsoft SQL Server for OS/2 and Microsoft SQL
Server for Windows NT are fully compatible, and migration
requires no changes to the existing OS/2 database environment or
client applications.

  The upgrade to the Microsoft SQL Server 4.2b for OS/2 is
available to current users of Microsoft SQL Server for OS/2 for
an upgrade price of $199.  For customers who wish to migrate to
SQL Server for Windows NT, Microsoft offers a $995 license
exchange fee.

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