I was got mail alert from MSDN Flash tonight. In the top news, Microsoft was announced that SQL Server 2008 has been released. MSDN subscribers can find RTM versions now available for download. Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 offers VS 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 users improvements in responsiveness, stability, and performance. Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 downloads are now available to MSDN subscribers. SQL Server 2008 evaluation versions are available for free download as are free downloads of SQL Server 2008 Express and SQL Server Compact editions.