SOFTWARE
Name Price Rating Comment Win 95 Win 3.1 From Tel no Issue Page Additional comments, notes
Databases
Access 95 £269 lllllm Not many new features, high hardware requirements. Y N Microsoft 0345 002000 14 160 recommended.
Alpha Five £345 llllmm Builds good looking databases. Y Alpha Software 01752 897100 3 151
Alpha Five £69 llllmm Cheap and easy to use but powerful. Y N Alpha Software 0800 220607 22 167
Cardbox for Windows £375 lllmmm Clumsy interface badly lets down a good product. Y Business Simulations 0171 925 0636 4 169
Clarion 1.5 £325 lllmmm Quick to use but limited in scope. Y Y TopSpeed 01582 763200 17 135
dBase 5.5 £349 llllmm A meaty database. Y Y Borland 0800 973139 10 130
Filemaker Pro 3 £199 llllmm A little pricey for the intended mass market, but extremely powerful. Y N Claris 0800 929005 19 130
Omnis 7 £3,995 lllllm Anyone with cross platform intentions should take a look. Y Blyth Software 01344 482258 1 130
Omnis 7 £495 lllmmm Capable but far too complex development tool. Clunky interface. Y Y Blyth Software 01344 482258 20 138
Paradox 7 £99 lllllm A powerful database, packed with features. Y N Borland 0800 973139 18 120
Superbase 95 £149 llllmm The low price and sensible hardware requirements will appeal to many. Y Superbase 01756 702822 5 166
Visual Foxpro 3 £300 lllllm A brilliant upgrade. Y Microsoft 0345 002000 6 126 recommended
Data Management
Caere Pagekeeper 2 £159 lllmmm Comprehensive information manger, but poor file support. Y Caere UK 0171 630 5586 8 132

Last Update: 15/10/96

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