XML and Relational Database Management Systems: Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Michael Rys   View Paper (PDF)   Return to Tutorial 1 Abstract Microsoft SQL Server has a long history of XML support dating back to 1999. While first concentrating on enabling the transport of relational data via XML with the SQL Server 2000 release, SQL Server 2005 now additionally provides native XML storage and query support. This part of the tutorial will provide an insight into how SQL Server 2005 fits XML functionality into its core relational database management framework. ©2006 Association for Computing Machinery