Most medium to large businesses store large amounts of data across a variety of IT systems: some application databases over here, a central data warehouse over there, a CRM, and more. And that's just fine for individuals in those departments, working with one particular source, but if you're trying to get an overview of your business then something else is required. And we have the perfect candidate.

Dynamic AI is a browser-based tool that provides speedy access to information in all the database formats that matter: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, IBM DB2 (ODBC/OLEDB), MySQL, Microsoft Access (ODBC/OLEDB) and Excel, Pervasive PSQL, Sybase and Informix, with a generic ODBC connector just in case you ever need to plug into anything else.

Launch the program, connect to your chosen source, and within moments you'll be generating basic reports with filters, sorting, totals and more. Explore a little further and you'll soon be adding drill down possibilities or calculations, entering or creating new relationships between data, producing charts, or combining multiple reports into one.

If you'd like to work on your data a little further, then you can always export it to Excel, or in additional formats like CSV or XML. Of course this only takes a few mouse clicks: there's absolutely no coding required. And because Dynamic AI runs on a web server (IIS if you're using it, a bundled server if you're not) it works just about everywhere, running happily on Internet Explorer (versions 5, 6, 7), Firefox 2, Safari 3, Opera 9 and Netscape 8.

The Personal Edition of Dynamic AI is fully working and unrestricted, but is only licensed for non-commercial use. If you find the program helpful and decide you'd like to use it within your company, then you'll need to purchase an upgrade. Moving to Dynamic AI Desktop is the simplest option, and will give you a commercial single-user licence for ú660+VAT. Or you could try Dynamic AI Server, which allows multiple concurrent users, and adds extra features like a design dictionary, logging, automation, support for browsers on mobile devices, and more. This costs ú5,500 + VAT for a 5-user version, with discounts available as you add additional users. Visit www.dynamic-ai.co.uk to find out more.