I am completely new to SQL 2005 & StrataFrame as well.

I created a DB connection successfully in teh DataBAse Connection option of StrateFrame but when i try to open Business Object Mapper it gives me the following error. I am using a SQL 2005 - 8.0.2039.

also, please find below the snapshot of the connection created.

An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server.  When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance