Ars Technica

SQL Server 2008 R2 August CTP arrives on MSDN and TechNet

In May 2009, Microsoft announced that a CTP of SQL Server 2008 R2 (formerly codenamed Kilimanjaro) would be available in the second half of 2009, and today it has arrived. The final version is ...
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SQL Server 2008 R2 Set to Analyze Mountains of Data, Coming in May

Microsoft announced today that SQL Server 2008 R2 is released to manufacturing just 20 months after SQL Server 2008, the platform on which it is built. SQL Server 2008 R2 (codenamed Kilimanjaro) ...
Ars Technica

SQL Server 2008 R2 August CTP arrives on MSDN and TechNet

The first SQL Server 2008 R2 CTP is now available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers, and the public release is two days away.<BR><BR><a href='http://arstechnica.com ...
iThinkDifferent

SQL Server 2008 R2 Evaluation August CTP released to MSDN/TechNet subscribers

Microsoft has released the first evaluation build of SQL Server 2008 R2 Evaluation August CTP (quiet a handful isn’t it? Why not just call it SQL Server 2008 R2 Beta ?) to MSDN and TechNet subscribers ...