Microsoft Access 
Relational Database Management System for Windows version 1.1

Microsoft Access now works with more data formats for greater information
management 

Users and corporations have large investments in existing data and, as a
result, they require a powerful database that works with a variety of
desktop and client-server environments. To help preserve these
investments, Microsoft Access version 1.1 now allows users to operate
openly against an even greater variety of data sources, making it easier
for end users to access that data and for MIS and developers to control
and manage the way users get at the data. Whether on a workstation, across
a network or in a client-server configuration, Microsoft Access lets users
share data easily, even if they are using different database products.

Microsoft Access version 1.1 offers the following: 

* Direct connectivity to read and write Oracle data through 
  Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) 
* Direct connectivity to read and write Sybase SQL Server data
  through ODBC 
* Direct connectivity to Microsoft FoxPro 2.0 and 2.5 data and
  indexes 
* A new, more robust ODBC driver to Microsoft SQL Server, 
  using fewer connections and operating faster than Microsoft
  Access 1.0 
* Faster and more flexible fixed-width text importing, including
  support for variable lengths 
* Improved support for Btrieve data--the INDEX.DDF file is no
  longer required to be able to read Btrieve .DAT files 
* Easier importing of Microsoft Excel database named ranges 
* A new Export option for moving data into Word for Windows 
  Mail Merge format 
* Various additional data access enhancements. For instance,
  users of Microsoft Access 1.1 can attach to Paradox tables 
  that are currently in use and can attach to dBASE files on a CD

Additional enhancements in Microsoft Access version 1.1 

* The maximum database file size has increased from 128MB to 
  1 gigabyte 
* Third-party add-in Wizard products are now even easier to
  install, allowing users to take advantage of the growing 
  third-party tool market for better productivity 
* Various other smaller enhancements at the request of customers

Upgrade information 

Microsoft Access version 1.1 is scheduled to be available through resellers
or direct from Microsoft in the spring of 1993. The cost of the upgrade is
essentially the cost of materials-- $14.95 (suggested retail price) from
resellers. (Add $5.00 freight when purchased directly from Microsoft.)
Because of the importance of access to data, the Microsoft Access 1.1
license and software allows customers to copy the Microsoft Access version
1.1 upgrade onto any machine with 1.0 installed at no additional cost.

Microsoft Corp, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399
206-882-8080,  fax: 206-93MSFAX

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