Announcing SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Live from Tech ED Amsterdam
The wait is over!!!!!! We have just announced the availability of SQL Server 2005 Express Edition. a lightweight, redistributable version of SQL Server 2005 that is optimized to provide a data store for small-scale data-driven applications.
You can download the SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Technical Preview from http://msdn.microsoft.com/express/sql/default.aspx
Also take a look at the full set of Express products at http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/