SQL Express 2005 & Reporting Services

Question

Hi,

Can you tell me if having SQL Express as your database will provide suffient licensing rights to use Reporting Services 2005?

Thanks,

Answer 1

Announced at TechEd 2005 last week:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/jun05/TechEd2005Day2PR.mspx
"With this CTP, customers and partners will be able to test the business
intelligence components included in SQL Server 2005. To increase customers'
and partners' abilities to utilize business insight capabilities, Flessner
also announced that Microsoft will extend SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
from Standard and Enterprise Editions to all versions of SQL Server 2005,
including Express and Workgroup Editions. In addition, SQL Server 2005
Report Builder will be available with Workgroup, Standard and Enterprise
Editions."

In particular, you may want to check this web page:
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2005/productinfo/rsfeatures.mspx

-- Robert

Answer 2

Robert Bruckner MSFT wrote:

Announced at TechEd 2005 last week: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/jun05/TechEd2005Day2PR.mspx "With this CTP, customers and partners will be able to test the business intelligence components included in SQL Server 2005. To increase customers' and partners' abilities to utilize business insight capabilities, Flessner also announced that Microsoft will extend SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services from Standard and Enterprise Editions to all versions of SQL Server 2005, including Express and Workgroup Editions. In addition, SQL Server 2005 Report Builder will be available with Workgroup, Standard and Enterprise Editions." In particular, you may want to check this web page: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2005/productinfo/rsfeatures.mspx -- Robert

Hello Robert,

I also am using Sql Server Express and need to create reports with VS Express.

But is elapsed too mach time from the announce of Mr Flessner and Microsoft has'nt  yet extended SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services to Express Edition. Know you why?

Besides I didn't handstand what is the difference between Reporting Services and Report Builder. Will I be able to create reports only with Reporting Services ?

Thank you.