Let's Talk about .. SQL Server 2005-Reporting Services

Because next year I will have to use the Reporting Services for the project at my office, thus I need to know about it. I read from some resources from the internet. And it's summarized that the Reporting Services is a server-based solution for creating management, and delivery of traditional, paper-based report, and interactive, web-based reports.The Full Reporting Write Cycle Support contains 4 steps:-

1. Report Authoring: Report Developers create report by using Report Definition Report (RDL) design tools.
2. Report Management: Administrators use SQL Server Management Studio to organize report and data sources, schedule report execution and delivery, and track reporting history.
3. Report Delivery: Users view reports in Web-based format or in E-mail.
4. Report Security: It implements a flexible, role-based security model to protect reports and reporting resources.

Ref. http://www.microsoft.com/sql/technologies/reporting/overview.mspx