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Access the Full Power of Microsoft SQL


Support for SQL Server 2005 & SQL Server 2008

ECF™ G5 supports SQL server for managing data and enterprise-ready database needs. SQL server offers the best reliability, security, and scalability that ECF™ G5 requires. SQL Server stores the core subsystems of ECF™ G5 (catalog, profile, order, marketing, application, and content management). That is why ECF™ G5 relies on MS SQL server for its ability to protect valuable information, integrate data, and to scale as necessary.

ECF™ G5 can take advantage of SQL Server 2008 and its leading-edge capabilities, but can also leverage SQL Server 2005 for greater capability among a wide range of IT environments.


ECF™ G5 and MS SQL Server 2005/2008

> Leverage scalable business intelligence for a scalable architecture framework in ECF™ G5

> Support for server/hardware virtualization

> Secure data and valuable information for the core subsystems

> Enhanced performance for data mining and searches

> ECF™ G5 leverages Microsoft technologies to take advantage of SQL Server

> Leverage reporting services from SQL Server that draws data from a variety of sources

> Enables integration services to build high-performance data solutions

> Replication capabilites to copy and distribute data objects from database to another, for synchronization and consistency


The MS SQL Server Advantage

ECF™ G5 is based on proven Microsoft technology, making it an ideal fit for MS SQL Server. MS SQL offers the right reliability, security, and scalability that ECF™ G5 is built for. SQL Server enables fast performance of searches, data retrieval, and data processing. And with support for both 2005 and 2008 versions of SQL Server, ECF™ G5 can be deployed in a wider range of IT environments and infrastructure.

MS SQL 2005/2008 help power ECF™ G5 to its full potential from database services, report generation, integration capabilities, and data mining.  ECF™ G5 leverages Microsoft technologies to scale for the enterprise and virtually any IT situation.



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Comparing the Mediachase ECF ASP.NET eCommerce Framework with Traditional Shopping Cart Solutions




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