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Product Overview:	White Paper: Reporting Services in SQL Server 2008
Tutorials:	Report Builder 2.0 video tutorial: Create a Basic Table Report
Other Online Training:	Training Videos at LearnReportingServices.com \| Custom Solutions in Reporting Services 2008 \| Report Interactivity in Reporting Services 2008

Recent Microsoft Downloads and Resources

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Cumulative Update, March 2009
Check to see whether this cumulative update is right for your system.

SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 - CTP
Use these packages to upgrade any edition of SQL Server 2008 to the CTP version of SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
Download the ASP.NET and Windows Forms chart controls for .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.

Report Builder 2.0 (and readme)
Download the latest version of this intuitive, Office-like report authoring environment.

Top 10 Performance and Productivity Reasons to Use SQL Server 2008 for Your Business Intelligence Solutions - Top 10 Lists
Review this SQL Server Customer Advisory Team (SQLCAT) article about the new business intelligence functionality and enhancements in SQL Server 2008.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Books Online (January 2009)
Download the updated version of Books Online.

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Community Buzz

Grant Paisley's Report Surfer blog
Check out the community site developed by MVP Grant Paisley and Angry Koala where users can share sample Reporting Services reports.

Data Binding Microsoft Chart Control
Follow Developer Alex Gorev's explanation of the data binding options for a chart and when to use each of those options.

Conditional Color: The Basics, Report Expresssions & Custom Code
Continue Evangelist David Lean's series of blogs about color in Reporting Services reports.

Creating Color Ranges and Shades in Tables and Charts
Start Evangelist David Lean's series of blogs about applying colors and shades to reports.

Tablix - The Matrix Revolution
Read Developer Robert Bruckner's explanation of Tablix, the new data region and grouping structured in Reporting Services 2008.

Subreport Usage
Follow along as Developer Robert Bruckner shows how to find subreports that use custom report items.

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