( File management systems )
Single table/file. File management systems are usually provided as one component in an integrated application.
- MS-WORKS (Microsoft)
- pfs:FILE (Software Publishing Corporation)
- RapidFILE (Ashton-Tate)
- Q&A (Symantec)
- Claris Works
- Filemaker Pro
Database management systems
Multiple tables can be manipulated
- MS-Access (Microsoft)
- Paradox (Borland)
- dBase (Borland)
- Lotus Approach
- Microsoft FoxPro
(these can be used as flat file managers if only one table is used).
High end database systems
Multiple tables can be manipulated (across networks) and a full programming language (4GL) included
- Database servers
- MS-SQL Server
- Interbase (Inprise - formerly Borland).
- Databases with 4GLs
- Oracle
- Informix
- Progress
- Jade
(these can be used as flat file managers if only one table is used - though its really a sledge hammer cracking a nut!).