SQL Server 2005 Express (SSE) (database component of Microsoft's Express Suite of products) is free of charge,
inherits many (non-enterprise) features from SQL Server 2005, and comes complete with its own dedicated
development and administration tools. It is an ideal database for developers and administrators to use in
prototype/evaluation projects, and also a powerful development platform in its own right for low-budget database
applications for non- profit Web Sites, as well as small office/departmental solutions and even eCommerce sites. This
book provides all of the installation, configuration, administration and development techniques that you need to
build these types of application quickly and effectively. It focuses on solution techniques that are easy to learn, fast to
implement, and transparent in the ways they address real world problems.
The book includes two full example case studies showing how to build a paypal-based eCommerce site and a Church administration application.
