Zoho Adds Database & Reporting Application

Zoho announced Zoho DB. Zoho DB is an online database and reporting application that blends database functionalities with visual data analysis. Zoho DB lets users easily create, share, and collaborate on database applications and reports. Highlights of Zoho DB include: Familiar spreadsheet-like user interface for simple data manipulation and navigation; Support for data import/export from a variety of spreadsheet formats, including .xls, .csv, and .tsv files; Drag and drop-based reporting and visual analysis, with support for creating charts, pivot tables, summary views, and table views; SQL (Structured Query Language)-based querying of databases; Understanding of SQL queries/dialects from multiple databases - Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Sybase, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Informix, and ANSI SQL; Databases, tables, and views can be shared in read-only or read-write modes for collaborative development and analysis; Professional looking reports can be created and embedded into a Website with copy/paste of code; and Scalable database with access from anywhere, anytime. Zoho DB differentiates from Zoho Creator largely in its backend flexibility and its data visualization capabilities. Zoho Creator gives users flexibility in designing the user interface, prompting users to describe it as the Web equivalent of Microsoft Access combined with Visual Basic. Zoho DB offers similar flexibility in its ability to manipulate and analyze the backend data. http://www.zoho.com/