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Web-enabling Microsoft Access:

A cost/benefit analysis for developers considering Access 2010

Although Microsoft Access can be used to create desktop applications, its Web development features are lacking. If an organization wants to port an existing Access application to the Web, it has two routes it can take:

1. The organization can create a brand new Web-based application in Visual Studio. The server-side code would then use the .NET framework to read and write to and from the Access database. Note, however, that the Access software itself is not even being used in such a scenario.
2. The organization can install Access Services on a SharePoint server, and then use the Web-development tools that exist in Access.

For Access developers, the latter is the most natural approach, as the organization can continue developing within Access. However, the introduction of SharePoint into the system substantially increases the costs involved. In this white paper, we consider the costs of both possibilities, and then provide an alternative.

 
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The Evolution of Alpha Five

MS Access 2010 Dog Tease

As a desktop database solution sitting on your PC - MS Access and Alpha Five compete head-to-head. But when it comes to the web, there's simply no contest. With Alpha Five you can build web applications against your MS Access faster than you dreamed possible. And with Codeless AJAX™ - your web apps will perform as fast as a desktop app.

InfoWorld® says...

"Alpha Five takes applications to the Web using point-and-click methods to create Ajax web interfaces, forms, grids and reports, with desktop-like performance, in a matter of hours or days." See Article

Hear the Podcasts...

Hear podcasts from MS Access developers who have switched to Alpha Five v10.5 to build web applications. | Listen

Alpha Five® users say...

Learn Lots More on the Blog...

Our blog has tons of articles about MS Access users like you who have switched to Alpha Five. Read their stories, see examples, listen to podcasts and much more. | blog.alphasoftware.com

See an Application built in 5 Minutes!

 
Watch the first video to see the features of the applications. Then watch the second video and see as it was built step-by-step. This was part demonstration we did for Information Week- see that interview.

If that's what you can build in 5 Minutes - Imagine what you can do with a little more time!

See a Product Review

See a product review by David Strom, the world-known expert on networking and communications technologies.

See Benchmark Test Video

See Interactive Examples

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Compare Alpha Five to MS Access Head-to-Head

Alpha Five has the ability to create database applications with the speed, richness and performance of a desktop application. If you want the true "desktop experience" on the web there's simply no contest.	Alpha Five v11		MS Access 2007
Powerful Banded Report Writer
Use Data from Other SQL Database
Build Desktop Applications
Display Reports Online
Collect Data Online
AJAX / Web 2.0 Capable for a true Desktop Experience on the web
Full Security Framework
Supports Web Enabled Devices (like iPhone, iPad, Blackberry)
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