I have removed the KB article list and some items which I don't think are relevant to small business / ISV partners, however the full info can be found on the blog page too
News
SQL Server 2008 Solutions – Your Data, Any Place, Any Time
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 provides a trusted, productive, and intelligent data platform that enables you to run your most demanding mission critical applications, reduce time and cost of development and management of applications, and deliver actionable insight to your entire organization.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2008/default.mspx
http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/F/2/BF24C54E-5635-4C79-AFB4-0C3F840E79F4/SQLServer2008_Datasheet_Final.pdf
SQL Server 2008 Solutions – Redefining Pervasive Insight
SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence platform provides a scalable BI platform optimized for data integration, reporting, and analysis enabling organizations to deliver intelligence where users want it.
Delivering on the data platform vision, Microsoft continues to invest in and evolve pervasive insight which allows customers to deliver real-time insight broadly and deeply within their organizations, with rich and personalized data experiences. Spend 10 minutes with Tom Casey, General Manager, Microsoft SQL Server to learn about how SQL Server 2008 delivers pervasive insight across the organization.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2008/solutions/bi.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2008/bi/index.html
SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services – Delivering Relevant Information across the Enterprise
Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2008 Reporting Services provides a complete server-based platform designed to support and the entire enterprise reporting lifecycle enabling organizations to deliver relevant information where needed across the entire enterprise.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2008/technologies/reporting.mspx
Microsoft Is Positioned in Leaders Quadrant of Latest Magic Quadrant for Data Warehousing
“In my opinion, this report is a strong statement about Microsoft’s continued commitment to providing a comprehensive data platform that scales with the needs of enterprise applications and data storage requirements,” said Ted Kummert, corporate vice president of the Data and Storage Platform Division at Microsoft. “Customers such as Danske Supermarket, PREMIER Bankcard and TDC are using the data warehousing functionality of SQL Server 2005 and are seeing amazing business results. With the upcoming release of SQL Server 2008, customers will realize even greater innovations designed to help them access, manage and utilize their business data.”
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/oct07/10-12DWMQPR.mspx
Performance and Scalability: SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition Benchmarks
The TPC-E benchmark simulates the OLTP workload of a brokerage firm. The focus of the benchmark is the central database that executes transactions related to the firm’s customer accounts. Although the underlying business model of TPC-E is a brokerage firm, the database schema, data population, transactions, and implementation rules have been designed to be broadly representative of modern OLTP systems.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/compare/benchmarks.mspx
http://www.tpc.org/tpch/results/tpch_result_detail.asp?id=107052101