Microsoft SQL Server Rated No. 1 by Solution Providers For [...]

Microsoft SQL Server Rated No. 1 by Solution Providers For Second Year in Row

📅 March 22, 2002 - Microsoft today announced that its SQL Server was named the top database in overall solution provider satisfaction for the second year in a row in the 2002 Computer Reseller News (CRN) Channel Champions survey.

Leading the industry in CRN's technical criteria by earning the best marks in product quality and reliability, price/performance, application support, XML support, and return on investment Microsoft Corp., maintains the highest-ranking database spot in the industry. This award confirms that SQL Server is the database of choice for customers and partners that seek a competitive advantage through their software solutions.
?Microsoft SQL Server 2000 provides high scalability and extended functionality at a low total cost of ownership that is necessary for today's businesses to get ahead in the marketplace,? said Dan Bulos, president of Symmetry Corp.
?More enterprise companies are standardizing on SQL Server for the higher return on investment they can achieve.?
As the chief market study of solution providers, the CRN Channel Champions survey has been a key resource for solution providers in selecting vendors' products and services for the past 10 years. This year, the CRN surveyed more than 2,000 qualified solution providers about products and services from the top vendors in 20 categories including databases, operating systems and network hardware. Presented to the vendor with the highest average satisfaction rating, the Channel Champions award is based on a total weighted score in technical and channel criteria within each category.
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 is the complete database and analysis platform for rapidly delivering the next generation of scalable e-commerce, line-of-business and data warehousing solutions.

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