IBM Lotus Approach

Infobox_Software
name = IBM Lotus Approach



caption =
developer = IBM
latest_release_version = 9.8.5
latest_release_date = 2007
operating_system = Microsoft Windows
genre = database management system
license = Proprietary
website = [http://www.ibm.com/software/lotus/products/smartsuite/approach.html www.ibm.com]

Lotus Approach is a relational database management system included in IBM's Lotus SmartSuite for Microsoft Windows.

Start-up company Approach was first formed in 1991, won over 30 awards the first year, including "best of show" at Comdex. Considered the first "end-user relational database" that didn't introduce yet-another-file-format, which was new thinking at the time.

Sold to Lotus in 1994, then Lotus was purchased by IBM.

ee also

* Comparison of office suites

External links

* [http://www.ibm.com/software/lotus/products/smartsuite/approach.html Lotus Approach home page]
* [http://www.ibm.com/software/lotus/products/smartsuite/ Lotus SmartSuite home page]
* [http://jabrown.customer.netspace.net.au/approach/ Approach User Support]