Lotus Approach is a relational database management system included in Lotus SmartSuite for Microsoft Windows.
As a start-up company, Approach was formed in 1991 and won over 30 awards the first year, including "best of show" at Comdex.[citation needed] The program was considered the first "end-user relational database" that did not introduce yet another file format.
Approach was sold to Lotus Development in 1994; Lotus was subsequently purchased by IBM.
See also
External links
- Lotus Approach home page
- Lotus SmartSuite home page
- Approach User Support
- IBM Fix list for SmartSuite for Windows 9.8 and fix packs
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