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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. SQL Server
Management Studio is a tool included with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and
later versions for configuring, managing, and administering all
components within Microsoft SQL Server. The tool includes both script
editors and graphical tools which work with objects and features of the
server. A central feature of SQL Server Management Studio is the Object
Explorer, which allows the user to browse, select, and act upon any of
the objects within the server. Microsoft has also introduced a graphical
configuration tool called SQL Server Management Studio Express (SSMSE)
for SQL Server Express. As with all of Microsoft's "Express" products,
this is downloadable as a standalone tool or integrated with a SQL
Server Express edition at no charge. The tool's limitations lie in the
fact that it cannot manage SQL Server Analysis Services, Integration
Services, Notification Services, Reporting Services, or SQL Server 2005
Mobile Edition.
