Small Business Databases

You've decided that you need a database solution for business. First you need to clearly define your current and future requirements and then find the solution that meets these needs at the least possible cost. But what type of database do you need? There are many different types, prices and capabilities. Making sure that you pick the right solution for the business problem you are trying to solve is key to your success. Lenox Web has database experts that can help you define the right database solution for your organization.

PC based Databases:
You're probably familiar with at least one single-user database product. The market is dominated by brand-names like Microsoft Access and FileMaker Pro. These products are relatively inexpensive. Both are great for a single-user, non-interactive web applications. However, with the addition of some software, these applications can also provide limited web functionality.

No matter what your desktop database needs are, we can help by providing a very cost effective and quick solution. Our solutions range from inventory and invoice management to order processing and real estate. We can do contact managers, asset management, purchase orders, etc. Whether you use PCs or MACs to run your business, our database solutions run just fine on both!

Server-based Databases:
If you are selling products on-line, have an E-commerce site, using a content management system to maintain your web site, have a viewer registration/login page, use an automated mailing list, etc, then you need a server-based database. These are also called database-driven or dynamic website (or dynamic web pages). When the database is updated, the contents of the web pages are changed automatically. The content of dynamic web pages depend upon the action of the viewer. Depending upon what the viewer requests, the database will fill the contents of the page with different information.

Server-based databases range from expensive proprietary databases such as Oracle and IBM to free open-source software like MySQL and PostgreSQL. (Free meaning that most all ISPs offer MySQL and PostgreSQL free of charge.) And except for very large enterprise databases, they are the prefect solution. The on-line database (that the user interacts with) can be connected with the database on the back end (the one on your PC) so that you can just update your local information.

Lenox Web designs single-user and server-based database applications that allow your customers to shop and order online, browse and search catalogs, perform research, and receive personalized information. It is through these database applications that the World Wide Web becomes the medium for the next century.

Let Lenox web quote you a solution. Once we understand what you want we will give you a fixed-price quote on the cost and the time to complete. You will be surprised at the speed of development and reasonable cost of our custom database programs.

If you need a database to help you run your business or if you need your existing database modified, we can help. Give us a call at 646-213-6427.