Business today demands a different kind of data management solution. Performance, scalability, and reliability are essential, but businesses now expect more from their key IT investments. SQL Server 2000 exceeds dependability requirements and provides innovative capabilities that increase employee effectiveness, integrate heterogeneous IT ecosystems, and maximize capital and operating budgets. SQL Server 2000 provides the enterprise data management platform your organization needs to adapt quickly in a fast-changing environment. With the lowest implementation and maintenance costs in the industry, SQL Server 2000 delivers rapid return on your data management investment. SQL Server 2000 supports the rapid development of enterprise-class business applications that can give your company a critical competitive advantage. SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) addresses specific issues discovered in SQL Server 2000 since its ship date. Because SQL Server service packs are cumulative, SP3 includes all fixes from previously released Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Service Pack 2 (SP2), and can be applied to an original installation or to one where SP1 or SP2 was previously applied. This service pack also includes Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) Service Pack 3.