- SQL Server
SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDBMS) developed by Microsoft. Its primary query language is an implementation of the ANSI/ISO standard Structured Query Language called Transact-SQL. SQL Server is used most in
the small to medium sized business environments, but is slowly being integraded in to larger scale businesses.
- Oracle
Introduced by the Oracle Corporation in the late 1970s, Oracle was the first database capable of running a range of platforms from micro to mainframe. Oracle is used extensively on many popular computing platforms. By the year 1999 Internet enhancements were added including support for Java, XML and a JVM (Java interpreter) built into the DBMS. Also the JVM can execute Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs), turning the DBMS into an application server.
- Access
From Microsoft and packaged with Microsoft Office
Professional, Microsoft Access is a relational database
management system. Using data stored in Access/Jet,
SQL Server, Oracle, or any ODBC-compliant data container, developers can produce
robust
application software.
- MySQL
With an estimated six million installations, MySQL is popular for web applications. The ability to work on a multitude of platforms (GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP to name a few.) and it’s ability to work seamlessly with the programming language PHP make it a sought after database among today’s business environments.
- Visual FoxPro
Originally known as FoxBASE (VFB for short) is not just a Database Management System only; it also includes a full-featured programming language making VFB capable of developing web apps, fat client apps and middleware. Due to its syntax based on the dBase programming language VFB is considered a member of the class of languages known as xBase languages.
