Microsoft Access
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sparker,
I disagree. Although Access does not represent the top of the line database, it is more then acceptable for many small business applications. It is very stable and quality piece of software. It includes very good query builders, supports all relational queries (one-to-one, one-to-many...) and supports stored procedures while mySQL doesn't. Though definitely not so good for enterprise applications, it does the job. As far as stability issues are concerned, I would rather give money for Access then for free mySQL. why? Well simply because open-source is never that safe. It's very different when the database is developed within one company and the code is tested and retested for holes and stuff. You never know about the stuff that happens behind mySQL and who placed what. Not to be totally negative, mySQL is very good, I use it in some non critical web applications and for ordinary sites with dynamic content, where security is not that of an issue. mySQL is extremely fast as well, much faster then Access.