Alpha Five

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This article is about database management software. For the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers character, see Alpha 5.

Alpha Five, a relational database management system and Rapid Application Development system (RAD) for building Windows desktop and Web (including AJAX) applications.

It is created by Alpha Software, Inc., which has been continually producing end-user and developer database application software since 1982^[1] ^[2]. Finalist in the DR Dobbs JOLT awards for 2008 as the Best Development environment with Alpha Five v8 http://www.joltawards.com/finalists.html] and winner of Product of the Year award from CRN. Applications (with full read/write/edit capability) can be created against its built-in DBF engine and against MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL Server, DB2, Enterprise DB, Postgress and any other SQL database engines through 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 V9 PLATINUM - released in March 2008 is designed to build both desktop and AJAX enabled 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 the speed of both web and desktop database application development.

Details on the new Alpha Five v9 PLATINUM with Client Server and AJAX Web support

[edit] See also

List of relational database management systems

[edit] 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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