Why switch from MS Access to Alpha Five?

It's all about the web.

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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

MS Access® users say...

Having spent 17 years developing applications with Access, I am now firmly committed to A5 for future development."

Alpha Five® users say...

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See an Application built in 5 Minutes!

Data base application in five minutes   How to create a web app in five 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!

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

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 v10 MS Access 2007
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Rapid Application Development (RAD), SQL database application and custom web based applications.