| Product |
Description |
| 4th Dimension by ACI |
A popular database development environment for the Mac. The latest version includes Web server capabilities. |
| FileMaker Pro by FileMaker, Inc. |
Recent versions (4 and 5) of FileMaker Pro have Web serving capability built-in. |
| InstantDB by InstantDB |
A Java relational database engine, free to non-commercial and non-government organisations. |
| JDBC technology by Sun Microsystems |
The official home page for the Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) data access API. |
| Panorama by ProVUE Development |
A fast, RAM-based database. Includes software to let you access Panorama databases via CGI. |
| Perl database code by Perl.com |
Collection of Perl scripts for interacting with various DBMSs. |
| System 7 Pack by ISIS International |
Extends 4th Dimension so that you can write scripts, including CGI scripts, for it. |
| Valentina by Paradigma Software |
Claims to have one of the fastest database engines on the Mac, and a WebSTAR server plug-in is being developed. |
| WebFox by Warner Group |
Publish FoxPro databases on the Web. (This link may be dead, but I don't have a better one. Do you?) |
| WebSTAR database integration by StarNine |
Listing of database tools for extending WebSTAR (and other servers that support WebSTAR plug-ins). |
| Product |
Description |
| FMPro Tuner by Proteron |
A Mac OS system extension that improves the performance of FileMaker Pro 3 and 4. |
| Lasso by Blue World Communications |
Tool to put FileMaker Pro databases on the Web. Lasso includes Java classes for accessing FileMaker Pro. Lasso 2.5.2 lets Lasso 2.x users get some of the benefits of memory, performance, and syntax improvements of Version 3.x. |
| Lasso Lite by Blue World Communications |
The free version of Lasso Lasso Lite is no longer supported (but is available for free download). |
| Lasso Server-Side JavaScript Module by Blue World Communications |
Enables FileMaker Pro and ODBC data sources to be accessed for the Web using JavaScript. |
| OAzium CC Authorize 1.0 by Waves in Motion |
Plug-in for FileMaker Pro that lets you authorize your customers' credit card payments immediately over your existing Internet connection. |
| Osmosis by Soft Breeze Systems |
Distributed by Common Ground, Osmosis connects Helix databases to the Web. |
| Tabs on the Web by James Sentman |
A simple shareware CGI that lets you turn tab-delimited text files into Web databases. |
| WebDAL by PrimeBase |
A CGI that connects DAL and ODBC databases to the Web by embedding DAL queries into HTML files. |
| WebDataServer by Timothy Panec |
Shareware for serving tab-delimited text files. Last updated January 1997. |
| WebFM by Web Broadcasting |
Server plug-in for publishing FileMaker Pro 3.0/4.0 databases on the Web. |
| WebInk ODBC by WebInk |
Extends the Webink environment to include access to ODBC databases. |
| WebSiphon Enterprise Edition by Purity Software |
Extends WebSiphon to allow Web developers to connect to any ODBC-compliant data source. |
| Product |
Description |
| A Tightwad's Guide to Flat File Databases by Edward Ringel |
A discussion of the merits and disadvantages of relational versus flat-file databases. From MacTech vol 12, no. 12. |
| An Introduction to Client/Server Database Development by Liam Breck |
"A review of the technologies behind a revolution" from MacTech vol. 11, no. 6. |
| Databases and the World Wide Web by Marianne Winslett |
A classroom tutorial (slides from a lecture) on databases and the Web. |
| JDBC by Web Advisor |
A description of JDBC and links to other JDBC information. |
| ODBC by Microsoft |
Microsoft defined the widely accepted Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) API. |
| ODBC guide by Lauri Savioja |
A no-frills listing of ODBC calls and functions. |
| ODBC Primer by FileMaker, Inc. |
Using ODBC drivers with FileMaker Pro. |
| Oracle FAQ: ODBC by Kate Bath |
A commentary on the "cons and cons" of ODBC with Oracle. |