Databases that Crystal Reports 9 can function with

Hi,
We are going to purchase Crystal Reports for the use with a new financial program that we will be purchasing.  The financial program that we will purchase allows report customization within the program if using the Crystal Reports 9 engine.  For that reason we are going to purchase Crystal Reports 9.  Otherwise we would have to create custom reports outside of this program if using a more recent version of Crystal like 2008.
However we need to make sure Crystal Reports will work with our SQL Server 2005 database.  I tried to research a bit on Crystal Reports 9 (of which currently I know nothing about) and came across this document when doing a search https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/202ff507-281f-2b10-78b6-b6bce2668d6b.
We also need Crystal 9.0 to work with Paradox and BDE databases.  It looks like BDE 5.1 and Paradox 8 & 9 are listed as supported platforms.  I also see SQL Server 2000 but do not see SQL Server 2005.  Will Crystal Reports 9.0 work with a SQL Server 2005 database and also what are the plans for Crystal Reports 9.0 working with future versions of SQL like 2008?
thanks,
JW

According to the supported platforms document for CR9:
(You should be able to search and fine this document via https://www.sdn.sap.com/ - you may have to create an account and login)
Database Connectivity
Clients:
u2022 DB2 6.1
u2022 DB2 7.1
u2022 Holos 8.0
u2022 Holos 8.5
u2022 Informix 2000
u2022 Lotus Notes 4.6
u2022 Lotus Domino R5
u2022 Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 SP3
u2022 Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 OLAP Services (SP1)
u2022 Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services (SP2)
u2022 Microsoft SQL Server 2000
u2022 Oracle 8i
u2022 Oracle 8.06
u2022 Oracle 9i
u2022 Sybase 12.5
u2022 Sybase 12.0
Servers:
u2022 DB2 UDB 7.1 (Intel)
u2022 DB2 (OLAP) 1.1, 7.1 (Fixpac 0)
u2022 Essbase 5.02 (Patch 13a)
u2022 Essbase 6.0, 6.1 (Patch 2)
u2022 Essbase 6.5 (Only available with the updated
u2022 driver, Essbhapi_650.dll.)
u2022 Holos 8.0
u2022 Holos 8.5
u2022 Informix 9.14 (Intel)
u2022 Informix 2000 (Intel)
u2022 Lotus Domino R5 (Intel)
u2022 Microsoft SQL Server 7.0.699 (Intel)
u2022 Microsoft SQL Server 2000
u2022 Oracle Server 8.0.6
u2022 Oracle Server 9i
u2022 Sybase Adaptive Server 12.0 7/20/2004 4:59 PM Copyright © 2004 Business Objects. All rights reserved.
u2022 Sybase Adaptive Server 12.5
u2022 SAP BW 2.0/Oracle Server 8.0.5 back end
u2022 SAP BW 3.0/Microsoft SQL Server 2000 back end
Other:
u2022 ACT! 4.02 and ACT! 2000
u2022 BDE 5.1
u2022 Btrieve Pervasive SQL 7
u2022 Btrieve Pervasive SQL 2000
u2022 Microsoft Access 97
u2022 Microsoft Access 2000
u2022 Paradox 8
u2022 Paradox 9
u2022 Microsoft Outlook 98
u2022 Microsoft Outlook 2000
u2022 Microsoft Exchange 5.5

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