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Concierge of Charlotte, LLC
"Start Living!"

www.ConciergeofCharlotte.com
Jim@ConciergeofCharlotte.com

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Far North E-Commerce http://www.farnorthhosting.com alaskabear@farnorthhosting.com

I use www.sharepointhosting.com and it works quite well.  I have been very impressed with the capability.  I could check out this vendor.

Hope this helps.  Alexis

Very interesting -- but will it support MS Access files?  We currently have files uploaded to Microsoft Office Live, but they only allow files such as .doc and .xls (no support provided for .mdb).

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Concierge of Charlotte, LLC
"Start Living!"

www.ConciergeofCharlotte.com
Jim@ConciergeofCharlotte.com

If you`re creating an in-house database, and you want to share with all your employees, wouldn`t it be beneficial to create an online tool for your business? Remember, that web hosting is not only used for web sites, if you add an SSL to your site, you can create an online employee portal where everyone needs a password to log into the site.
The other way around it is to purchase a server, install Access on the server and just give access to everyone that wants to log in. all they have to do is create a link to the Database through their computer.
But if you want to work remotely then having an online application would be your best bet.
or do it the easy way use sugarCRM. for that.




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Edgar Monroy
Web Developer / Owner / Consultant
When starting your own business the need to "know-how" is greater than money!
http://www.nuevolution.net

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Far North E-Commerce http://www.farnorthhosting.com alaskabear@farnorthhosting.com

Fist of all why use access when there are more robust solutions out there that he can benefit from.
From my own personal experience, Access become unstable after the 12,000 record. I am assuming they want room for growth. Why not go with MYSQL and php and use an out of the box [open source] solution that will be cost effective and most of all it`s free.
Plus you can upload just about any type of file he wishes..



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Edgar Monroy
Web Developer / Owner / Consultant
When starting your own business the need to "know-how" is greater than money!
http://www.nuevolution.net

All of my sites are hosted at GoDaddy and every hosted site can use MySQL and PHP (at no extra charge) that you can host your database on.  They are always adding applications available to their customers and their online instructions are pretty good, too.


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Steve Mann
Internet Videographer
MannMade Digital Video
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Nevolution -- yes, definitely want a database that is scaleable, but since we`re developing it in-house, I must admit that our IT skills are limited.  So when it comes to MYSQL and php development, we`re pretty much in the dark (unless we hire a specialist).  How complicated is open source?

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Concierge of Charlotte, LLC
"Start Living!"

www.ConciergeofCharlotte.com
Jim@ConciergeofCharlotte.com

You have products like SugarCRM that you can have someone install on your hosting server. All you need is an SSL Certificate. You might want to click on this link
See if this Open Source project might be able to help your business needs. Other than that if you don`t want to go that route and feel like Sugar CRM is not for you, there are other Open Source Options that you can find out there that might take the stress off of having to build an in-house project.
Think of MS Access as Excel on steroids.
Have you ever thought about hiring someone to help you with your project? It might not be to your best convenience to have it built in house, especially if you run into a software bug.

Visit the demo that I sent you and see if that works for you, I can help you install it on your web server if you wish.. and if you decide to go this route, please avoid Godaddy you`re going to need a robust web server for this, not a "my first web site" hosting plan. Godaddy reminds me of "my first sony" or "my first rattle"..
Let me know if that Open Source software meets your needs, if not I can research others for you.





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Edgar Monroy
Web Developer / Owner / Consultant
When starting your own business the need to "know-how" is greater than money!
http://www.nuevolution.net