SAN FRANCISCO, April 24, 2003 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of Microsoft® SQL Server (TM) 2000 Enterprise Edition (64-bit), which is designed to support memory-intensive and ...

It clears the way for SQL Server 2000 users running Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition to run 32-bit SQL Server applications on 64-bit architectures in Windows on Windows emulation (WOW64).

The upcoming SQL Server 2005, code-named Yukon, will offer native 64-bit support. It is still expected by year's end, the spokeswoman said.

Today’s announcement with Windows Server (TM) 2003 and SQL Server (TM) 2000 (64-bit) represents the crowning achievement of years in research and engineering to develop a high-performance server ...