Alpha Five
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| Developer: | Alpha Software |
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| Latest release: | 8.0 / April 16, 2007 |
| OS: | Microsoft Windows |
| Genre: | RDBMS |
| License: | Proprietary EULA |
| Website: | Alpha Software homepage |
Alpha Five, a relational database management system published by Alpha Software, Inc., has been continually producing end-user database software since 1982[1] [2]. Winner of Product of the Year award from CRN. Applications can be created against its built-in DBF engine and MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, and ODBC sources[3]. The latest version now incorporates Portable SQL, a feature that allows users to switch database back ends without having to rewrite queries[4]. Alpha Five Version 8 is designed to build both deskop and web database applications. For end users its key benefit is that it does not require programming skills. For professional developers its key benefit relates to speed of development.
See also
References
- ^ "PC Magazine Editor's Choice Award", pcmag.com, retrieved 20 January 2005
- ^ "Zif Davis Web Buyer's Guide", database.webbuyersguide.com, retrieved 20 January 2005
- ^ "ZDNet's Database Reviews", zdnet.co.uk, retrieved 05 August 2005
- ^ "Top 24 New Features in Alpha Five Version 8", alphasoftware.com, retrieved 07 April 2007
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