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Alpha Five Version 8 Enterprise & Application Server Enterprise & E-Commerce Application - Buy Now

Alpha Five Version 8 Enterprise Edition

Ideal for home and standalone users, build non-networked desktop applications.

You would require this edition, if you are a single user, and are only interested in building desktop applications.
You do not have the ability to build web applications.
You do not have the ability to build applications that will run using the runtime modules.
advanced new browse features,
the ability to create web applications,
the ability to create applications that can be deployed or distributed with the Alpha Five Runtime

Quickly and inexpensively build fully functional desktop and web database applications. Also included are flexible report writing, intelligent email, data browsers and a full security framework. A rich programming language and tools like Action Scripting combine ease of use and complete extensibility.

You will require this version if you are interested in building both desktop and web applications.
You will require this version if you are interested in developing desktop applications that will run using our runtime modules, either for distributing applications or for having multiple users on a network.

Alpha Five is making waves as the leading all-in-one application development environment. Alpha Software has received the Computer Reseller News Database of the Year and PC Magazine's Editors' Choice awards for this premier product.

With Alpha Five, you can quickly and cost-effectively build fully functional desktop and web database applications. Also included are flexible report writing, intelligent email, data browsers and a full security framework. A rich programming language and tools like Action Scripting combine ease of use and complete extensibility.

Alpha Five is extremely "beginner friendly". Complete novices can quickly and easily define and manage databases and create practical and powerful applications without the need for programming. With Alpha Five's Action Scripting, Genies and point-and-click Web Components you can focus on building your solution, not the programming details.

Professional developers will like Alpha Five's ease of use and speed of development, but will also appreciate the extensibility. With the Xbasic language you can create user defined functions and integrate external software libraries. There are literally thousands of functions included that provide building blocks to create sophisticated applications.

Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, FileMaker, PHP, ASP, JSP, Cold Fusion all have merit, but none can match the combination of power and simplicity that is the trademark of all Alpha Software solutions.

Alpha Five Application Server

Powerful Web Database Applications Without Programming

The Alpha Five Application Server delivers web pages containing web components to your Internet users. Unlike desktop application, web applications do not require that the user have Alpha Five installed. All they need is a web browser.

This makes them ideal for offices that run a mixture of OS platforms, like Macs and PCs. It also means that you can access your application anywhere in the world if needed.

E-Commerce Application HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT'S NEW IN THE VERSION 8 EDITION
	Payment methods are included such as PayPal and AuhtorizeNet (MasterCard, Visa, and Amex). These have now been fully tested and validated and can be configured from the "Customize" option. The correct pages are automatically shown for the selected payment option during check out. You don't have to code anything.
	Multiple professionally designed color coordinated style sheets are included. The system can be easily customized to adopt the graphic look of your site.
	The desktop setup includes a "Customize" option to very easily change the look and operation of the application without coding. You can specify the page and component styles, change the page headers and logos, change pages linked to some actions such as "About Us", and hide some features intended for program demonstration purposes. The company information shown on various screens and reports can be edited to show your company information.
	Integrated web security
	New ways to link pages and filter the data shown.
	There are multiple ways to specify quantities (including decimal sale) when a product is added to a shopping cart.
	The check out process allows a registered user to easily add their personal information to the sale with a single mouse click. Another mouse click will automatically add their billing address to the sale as the shipping address. New users will be asked to register before a sale is completed.
	Shipping costs can be selected from a lookup menu and the shopping cart total will be recalculated. The developer can expand the shipping lookup option if they desire. Sales tax is added automatically for sales to states that require tax.
	There are a number of new administrative options. The internal pages have been modified to work with any standard Alpha Five css style and include a new updated default style.
	There is a completely new internal ordering system. This could be used for phone in or mail orders. The ordering and checkout process is similar to the customer online system. Existing customers can be selected, or new customers can be added to the system.
	There is a new order tracking system to show open orders, print picking and packing lists, and update orders prior to shipment.
	The product listing section now includes an option to upload product images directly to the server. This makes adding new products much easier.
	More reports have been added, including pick lists and packing lists. Reports can be output as PDF or HTML
	Additional file maintenance options have been added. All company information can be edited online. Lookup lists for shipping and sales tax tables can be maintained online.