SQL Server Compact Edition is best used with handheld devices such as PDAs to get update on the sales & marketing information within your SALES department that is spread across the globe. As in the name it is compact database ideal for embedding in mobile and desktop applications. SQL Server Compact 3.5 gives developers a common programming model with other SQL Server editions for developing both native and managed applications. With current trend of CTP for SQL Server 2008 Microsoft has been...(<a href="http://sqlserver-qa.net/blogs/sql2008/archive/2007/08/10/1348.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sqlserver-qa.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1348" width="1" height="1">