From: "Paul Ranson" 

Cut and paste? Most of the material qualifies as 'overview' although
whether such a complete overview is relevant is another issue.

Paul

"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
news:3f13bdb1{at}w3.nls.net...
> I'm curious why MS finds it necessary to include some marketing in a
> security advisory ie. in the text below...what is the 2nd paragraph
> there for?
>
>  > Overview:
>  >
>  > Microsoft JET database engine is a database management
>  > system that retrieves data from and stores data in
>  > user and system databases. The Microsoft Jet database
>  > engine can be thought of as a data manager upon which
>  > database systems, such as Microsoft Access, are built.
>  >
>  > Microsoft Jet database engine has sophisticated query
>  > and optimization capabilities that are unmatched by
>  > other desktop database engines in its class. These
>  > features include updatable views, heterogeneous joins,
>  > and the ability to work seamlessly with a wide variety
>  > of industry-standard database formats. The Microsoft
>  > Jet query engine is designed to accept user requests
>  > for information or action in the form of Structured
>  > Query Language (SQL) statements. Microsoft Jet parses,
>  > analyzes, and optimizes these queries, and either
>  > returns the resulting information in the form of a
>  > Recordset object or performs the requested action.
>  >
>  > Although Microsoft Jet borrows many query techniques
>  > from client/server relational database management
>  > systems (DBMSs) such as Microsoft SQL Server, it
>  > remains a file-server database. All queries are
>  > processed on individual workstations running copies of
>  > a host application, such as Microsoft Access, or a
>  > custom application created by using a tool, such as
>  > Microsoft Visual Basic. Microsoft Jet doesn't act as a
>  > true database server, such as SQL Server, that process
>  > data requests independently of the application
>  > requesting data. However, Microsoft Jet can send
>  > queries to SQL Server or other ODBC database servers
>  > for processing.
>  >
>  >
>

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