Alpha Software - Database Software for Desktop and Web Applications

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The Top Reasons to Select Alpha Five Instead of MS Access 2007 and why Access Users Should Switch to Alpha Five

1. Alpha Five Allows You to Easily Build Web Applications

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Web-based databases are extremely attractive because they don’t require any software to be installed, they can be run on Windows, Mac, Linux and iPhones/PDAs and authorized users can get on the system from anywhere.

Whether you're already using MS Access or looking for a database solution, Alpha Five provides you with the fastest way to create a complete, secure, web database solution with robust reporting and desktop like performance through AJAX.

If you're not currently using Access, Alpha Five allows you to build complete and powerful web apps, something that is not possible with Access.

Examples of Web apps that can built with Alpha Five rapidly include:

Video: Ecommerce application built easily 5 to 10 faster than with tools like PHP, JSP, .Net and Ruby
Demo Web Site: For Ecommerce Product
Demo: Shaw Millworks Production and Drawing Management
Demo: MDOffice Track Demo

Alpha Five's unique approach to application development is achieved through a comprehensive set of visual point and click re-usable components that makes short work of web application development (which includes reporting in web applications). Learn more about building web applications and web components.

2. Action Scripting

Alpha has more powerful scripting and full blown programming language if you want it.

Alpha Five offers W izards (genies), Action Scripting which goes much further than what is offered in Access, and an extremely powerful programming language (Xbasic and Xdialog) designed for both web and desktop application building

Learn more about Action Scripting, Xbasic, and Xdialog

3. Rapid Application Development

See examples of comprehensive web, desktop, and hybrid (web and desktop) applications built rapidly and easily with Alpha Five.

You will find Alpha Five applications in companies and organizations of all sizes. View some of our customers.

4. A more intuitive and powerful report writer - including interactive drill down reporting

Learn more about Report Genie, Reports via email, fax, and PDF, and Enterprise Reporting. Or, view sample reports.

5. More control over the look and aesthetics of your application

Alpha Five provides more control over the look and aesthetics of your application. View examples:

SUMA

Golden Bear Stained Glass

Event Planner

Sierra Nursery

6. Integration with QuickBooks

Alpha Five has the ability to integrate with QuickBooks data and build applications and reports with Quickbooks data.

7. Full security framework for both desktop and web apps

Alpha Five offers a full security framework for building both desktop and web applications. This security framework alone will save a huge amount of time when building web applications where you want to control which users and can see and/or modify/edit information.