Microsoft Office Access

Microsoft Office Access is a first class development tool that can create professional applications in dramatically less time than other development environments require.

Even though Microsoft Access is sold
as a part of Microsoft's Office Suite of productivity applications, it is a fully functional development platform that can create complete data driven solutions comparable to or better than those built using more traditional development environments.

Scalability - A well designed single-user Microsoft Access database can easily upsized to a client server application using Microsoft SQL Server.
Integration - Since Access is a member of the Microsoft Office Suite, it offers strong integration with other Office applications such as Word and Excel.
Rapid Development - Though Wizards and Builder, Access development efforts are measured in hours, days or weeks rather than months or years.
Compatibility - Access can communicate with dozens of different databases in their native format via ODBC and OLE DB.
Extensibility - The functionality of Access can be extended through the use of DLL and OCX files and ActiveX components, just as with Visual Basic.

Reports - Access includes a robust facility for designing and producing reports, including charts and graphs.

Performance - Access can process complex data requests quickly, especially when connected to SQL Server.