On 28 February, Next Software announces the release of Next Office Database (MySQL) Extension and extending database (MySQL) support to Next Office users.

Next Office has a very powerful, though not commonly known, capability: it has a very complete database support infrastructure, allowing Next Office user, via different interfaces such as ODBC, JDBC, etc., to connect into various databases, among them the most prominent open source database MySQL.

Next Office Database (MySQL) Extension is a full function database engine, including MySQL database server, MySQL ODBC driver, MySQL-Front, HR sample database and Next Software All-in-One Installer. It is packaged and distributed by Next Software according to the GNU GPL license, suitable for use on Windows NT/2000/XP platforms.

When used with Next Office 8, you can turn Next Office 8 as a GUI database front-end. You can enter SQL 92 commands or use the GUI interface to define, enter, update and query database information. You can even integrate your Writer documents and Calc documents with MySQL database, including the Auto-pliot which simplifies database report generation.

Next Office Database (MySQL) Extension is not only suitable for professional users but also a powerful tool for system integrators to use Next Office/MySQL in developing powerful and affordable IT solutions for SME.