Why bother securing?

[JZ]

OK..

Well this is my program...

http://tinyurl.com/yupl5

Any suggestions?

 

[Rick Brandt]

OK..

Well this is my program...

http://tinyurl.com/yupl5

Any suggestions?

Okay, I didn't realize until you posted this that your utility was actually
implementing the ULS the comes with Access. It sounded like just a simple
password checking thing.

I would say that as long as you are confident that your utility doesn't
produce a file that is secured worse than one where the standard ULS steps
were taken that all you might want to do is include a disclaimer indicating
that the built in security "built by Microsoft into Access" is not
completely unbreakable and that your software is only promising that same
protecton with less work.

 

[Chris Mills]

I don't see anything controversial about that.
You don't HAVE to make claims about how secure or not ULS is!

Again, I wouldn't know what market there is.
Chris

 

[JZ]

Hi,

Thanks once more for your comments.

Well there does seem to be a small market as I do get some sales.

My plan for the software, is to provide different levels of security, aimed
at two different user groups. A program developer and an access developer.
Also what I call a database opener, which will save passwords. Also these
features on a context menu.

With the site, I had been advise to sell to business people saying "secure
your payroll database" etc and not mention the technicalities, but I can't
really do that. Unless maybe I add Rick's disclaimer idea perhaps... hmm...

Anything further?

Thanks guys.

 

[Joan Wild]

Security has been dropped from the next version of Access; that may impact
your decision.

 

[JZ]

Yeah, I'm aware of that.
I mentioned at the start of this thread.

The way I look at it, MS Access will still be in use for at least a couple
of years after vista.
Theres plenty of people just upgrading to XP now.
Besides people do buy my program, so there is a market.
I figure I can get my changes done quite quickly.

Thanks Joan.

 

[Brendan Reynolds]

There are lots of Access 97 and even Access 2 solutions still going strong
out there. I read in a magazine article recently that there are an estimated
70 million users of Windows 98 world-wide. So your utility would probably
continue to be of use to some people for quite some time to come.

Of course, people who are still running Access 2 or Access 97 on Windows 98
are probably, for the most part, people who don't spend a lot of money on
computer software. So this may not be a very profitable market niche to
pursue! :-/