Microsoft Access 2003 is a low cost relational database management system
(RDBMS) used mainly by home users and small businesses with one or two
system users. It can run on a personal computer or server and provides
an easy-to-use interface for designing simple databases, reports and data
entry forms.
The current version of MS Access allows you to save, read, and
interchange data in XML format. The DBMS also has good ODBC capabilities
(for connecting to other data sources) and can grab data from external
databases and spreadsheets.
Microsoft provides a wizard to replicate an MS Access database to
Microsoft SQL Server.
Microsoft Access 2003 can be purchases separately or as part of the
Microsoft Office 2003 Professional Edition.
