SQL Server 2000 included moremodificationsmore modifications and extensions to the Sybase code base, adding support for the [[IA-64]] architecture (now out of "mainstream" support<ref>http://www.computerworld.com/article/2516742/computer-hardware/microsoft-ending-support-for-itanium.html</ref>). By SQL Server 2005 the legacy Sybase code had been completely rewritten.<ref name="Scriptcase">{{cite web |url=http://www.scriptcase.net/blog/all-about-the-history-of-sql-server/ |title=All about the History of SQL Server |website=Scriptcase.net. |date=August 14, 2013 |accessdate=2016-08-15}}</ref>
Since the release of SQL Server 2000, advances have been made in performance, the client IDE tools, and several complementary systems that are packaged with SQL Server 2005. These include:
