They are one of the best tools for finding, managing, and reporting on structured data regardless of where the data resides. Today, the majority of Web sites share document-based information. With Microsoft Access 97, users will be able to connect database information to their Web sites and serve up the tabular information live to Web browsers. Since web browsers can run on any type of computer, the same information can be viewed by any user regardless of location or platform. By combining the power of a database with Web-based information sharing, Microsoft Access 97 enables the sharing of timely information across departments, organizations, or even the world.
Information flows and better decisions result.
The Desktop Database standard Users have moved quickly to the 32-bit versions of the Microsoft Office applications, accounting for approximately 42 percent of all Microsoft Office sales. However, with the success of Microsoft Access 2.0, many of Microsoft Access' 10 million worldwide users continue to use 16-bit Microsoft Access 2.0. As a result, the biggest competitor for Microsoft Access 97 is the great number of satisfied Microsoft Access 2.0 users. Those users will find all the innovations from Microsoft Access 95 carried forward and improved in Microsoft Access 97. This is one of the primary perspectives with which Microsoft entered into the development and design process for Microsoft Access 97.