Competitive Analysis: dBASE 5.0 for DOS Vs. FoxPro 2.6

                                                                             

                                           dBASE 5.0 for    FoxPro 2.6 for   
Product Line Comparison                         DOS               DOS        

 U.S. DOS Users (per InfoCorp)              7.1 million         800,000      

 True Windows Version                           Yes            DOS Port      

 Unix Platforms Supported                        6                 1         

 VAX VMS Version                                Yes               No         

Compatibility with dBASE Standard                                            

 Runs Existing dBASE Applications               Yes               No         
  Without Changes                                                            

 dBASE IV Code Compatibility                    Yes             Limited      

 dBASE IV Master Index Supported                Yes               No         

 dBASE IV Memo Fields Supported                 Yes               No         

Visual Design Tools                                                          

 Object Inspector                               Yes               No         

 Object Palette                                 Yes               No         

 Two-Way Form Designer                          Yes               No         

 Menu Tool in Form Designer                     Yes               No         

 Visual Multiple-Table Reports                  Yes               Yes        

 Visual Multiple-Relation Query Designer        Yes               No         

Developer Productivity Tools                                                 

 Object Model                                   Yes               No         

 Event Handling Model                           Yes               No         

 CUA Language                                   Yes             Limited      

 Integrated Development Environment             Yes               No         
  (IDE)                                                                      

 Integrated 32-bit .EXE Compiler                Yes               No         

 Integrated C-like Preprocessor Support         Yes               No         

 Integrated MAKE Utility and Linker             Yes               No         

 Data Dictionary                                 No               No         

End User Features:                                                           

 Wizards/Experts                                Yes               Yes        

 CUA Interface                                  Yes               Yes        

 Intelligent Context-Sensitive On-Line          Yes               No         
  Help                                                                       

 Interactive Control Center                     Yes               No         

 Network Optimized Performance             Speed Filters          No         
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