Alpha Five Platinum Brings AJAX to the Enterprise

Alpha Software is now shipping Alpha Five Platinum Edition, the ninth major release of the company's Web database development platform. It's a development tool that can visually build AJAX-powered applications, integrate SQL databases with drag+drop, and deliver enterprise-scale availability, without having to write pages of computer code. And while coding is optional, Alpha Five's integrated development environment (IDE) still gives developers full access to forms, interactive reports, browsers, Web components, APIs, XML, and more. It includes 200 reusable ActionScripts, "Supercontrols," HTML and CSS builders, the full Xbasic/Xdialog language, Portable SQL, and "Genies" that generate editable code for any custom requirement. There's also a custom report generator (with drill-down support), a role-based Web security framework, and native SQL support for every major database, including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, IBM DB2, and EnterpriseDB/Postgres Plus. In all, Alpha Five Platinum has 85 new or enhanced features. Alpha Five Platinum Edition is available now. Pricing starts at $299.00 for an upgrade. http://www.alphasoftware.com