SQL 2005 Express Edition is free. It supports 1 processor, 1GB of RAM, and DB has a max size of 4GB. Pretty good specs for free. This is MS's strategy for competing with MYSQL.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/sql/download/
Small Business Server is nice if you want Exchange, SQL, and Active Directory but it sounds like for Eric's requirements it's not necessary.
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Originally Posted by ylwjacket
SQL server is a little pricey, but probably worth it if your workstations access lots of data. It comes bundled as a part of Small Business Server.
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