Red Gate Software's SQL Compare selected as SQL Server Magazine Readers' Choice winner

September 1, 2004, Loveland, CO – Penton Media's SQL Server Magazine announced today that Red Gate Software's SQL Compare was selected as a winner in the magazine's Readers' Choice Awards.

SQL Compare was selected in the Best Comparison and Synchronization Tool category.

"Recognition from customers in the industry is an honor and is the ultimate 'seal of approval' for the products that won," said Kim Paulsen, group publisher, SQL Server Magazine. "The SQL Server Magazine Readers' Choice Awards were started as a way for readers to choose and recommend the best technology products in the industry. The awards program gives readers the opportunity to voice their opinions and for leading technology companies to receive the recognition they deserve."

Readers were asked to vote on their product preferences in 10 broad technology categories.

"Few people know more about the best values in SQL Server-related products and services than SQL Server Magazine readers – the people who actually use the products and buy them on behalf of their organizations," said Kathy Blomstrom, editor, SQL Server Magazine. "By voting for their favorite products and services, our readers have rewarded excellence in the SQL Server market."

SQL Compare is a vital tool for 100,000 developers and DBAs worldwide. It can be purchased separately or as part of Red Gate's SQL Bundle, which also includes SQL Data Compare for comparing content and data, and DTS Compare for comparing SQL Servers. The latest version of the software, SQL Compare 3, has been praised for its increased speed, simple user interface, and handling of very large databases.

"Users of the software are the barometer for our development work," says Neil Davidson, Red Gate's Technical Director, "so this award shows we are on the right track. SQL Compare 3 is based on thousands of pieces of customer feedback that we've received over the four years we've been building comparison tools."

A free, fully functional and supported trial version of SQL Compare 3 can be downloaded from the Red Gate website. The site also provides a video demonstration of the product in action.

About Red Gate Software

Red Gate Software makes simple tools for Microsoft technology developers and DBAs. The company is a Microsoft Gold Visual Studio .NET launch partner and a VSIP partner. In addition to its SQL Server line of products, developer tools by Red Gate include ANTS Profiler for understanding and fixing .NET code problems, and ANTS Load for load-testing .NET web applications.

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