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Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals Power Tools is a set of enhancements and tools that complement and improve the user experience of Team Edition for Database Professionals. This release includes five new refactoring types, a new dependency viewer, additional data generators & editors, two new MSBuild tasks for Schema and Data Compare, and the new T-SQL Static Code Analysis feature.

This service release addresses the top issues that were found through feedback from customers and partners. This release improves support for cross-database references, file support within SQL Server file groups, and adds a Variables page to the database properties. In addition, SR1 includes support for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2, and support for the Windows Vista operating system. For more information, see Service Release 1 (SR1) update for Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals.

Microsoft announces the availability of an update to MSF for Agile Software Development and MSF for CMMI® Process Improvement to include deep integration of database developers and database administrators into the application life cycle. By adding these new roles and tasks, this update to the MSF framework is the first process guidance in the industry to recognize the database as part of the application life cycle. You can download the November update to the MSF guidance from MSF for Agile Software Development and MSF for CMMI® Process Improvement.