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= Preproduction product reviewed.
Products ranked on a scale of 1 (worst) to 5 (best).
| Product | Publisher | Price | In brief | Issue reviewed | Box score |
| DATABASE | |||||
| Entry-Level FileMaker Pro 3.0 |
Claris Corp. 800-544-8554, 408-727-8227 | $199 | Easy to use, but it's relational. | January 96 | 3.5 |
| Professional Visual dBase 5.5 |
Borland International 800-223-2444, 408-431-1000 | $349.95 (street) | Use point-and-click, or write code, to build a database. | August 95 | 4.0 |
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Seagate Software 604-681-3435 |
$395 (street) | Everything you could ask for ina report writer, especially incredible flexibility.. | September 96 | 4.0 |
| DEVELOPMENT | |||||
| Client/Server PowerBuilder 5.0 |
Powersoft 508-287-1500 |
From $295 | Complete platform-independent environment with strong client/server multi-tiered application support. | September 96 | 4.5 |
| Language/Environment Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0 |
Microsoft Corp. 800-719-5577, 206-882-8080 | $499 (subscription) | Eveything you need for development, in one integrated package. | April 96 | 4.5 |
| RAD Environment Delphi 2.0 |
Borland International 800-223-2444, 408-431-1000 | $500 | Power and ease of use, and support for Windows 95 and Windows NT. | March 96 | 5.0 |
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