that allow cross-communication with legacy systems. Database Features Strengths Fast data lookups Short learning curve (for programmers, user experience is software dependent). Data entry system allows for quick familiarity with keyboard shortcuts, and as such, typists do not have to rely on mouse acquisition Provides version updates and bug releases for operating systems for more than a decade Ability to create PDF outputs and reports automatically. (filePro version 5.8) Excellent for performing data imports and data manipulation. Able to connect to MySQL and utilize the power of filePro to read / write / report data from MySQL data. (Linux filePro 5.7 and higher) Dual write capabilities. (Redundant mirror backup) (filePro 5.8.01.03) Data Encryption at field and table level. (filePro 5.8.00.03) Multi Platform - applications created on one operating system can be converted to other platforms easily. (Support for: Windows (32 and 64 Bit), SCO Openserver Unix/Unixware, Linux (32 and 64 Bit), Sun, HP-UX, IBM AIX, IBM eServer iSeries Linux and FreeBSD (64 Bit)) 26 Available Automatic Indexes with 10 Demand Index options Mathematical Precision - 16 Places to left. 8 places to right of decimal. Weaknesses fP SQL support is read-only ( fP SQL Query and Report Generator ) Only supports 24 lines of 80 characters Maximum print width of 255 characters per line Trivia The Big Bang Theory pays homage to one of the founding partners of the small Computer Company by naming one of the characters "Howard Wolowitz". (Showrunner Bill Prady was a business partner of Wolowitz's at one time; the actual Wolowitz has appeared in a cameo on the show.) References External links fPTechnologies Official Site filePro Developer's mailing list Training Options Contact Information Phone: (800) 847-4740 Proprietary database management systems