Software Reviews : Reflex,the Database Manager,Version 1.14 Publisher: Borland International,4585 Scotts Valley Drive,Scotts Valley,CA 95066 (telephone: [phone]) Years of Publication: 1984,1986 Materials: User's guide,three disks (system,help,report & utilities) Suggested Retail Price: $149.95 (not copy-protected) Availability: IBM PC (XT,AT,Portable,3270) and true compatibles with graphics capability System Requirements: 384K (program requires 290K,works with a number of expanded memory cards);PC DOS (MS DOS) 2.0 or later;double-sided,360K for external storage;graphics printer or plotter (IBMcompatible color graphics or Hercules compatible) Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Abstract

REFLEX is an extremely powerful file management program that allows data to be displayed in five different "views": a form view, a list view (spreadsheet format), a graph view, a report view, and a crosstab view. This is an excellent package for analyzing small to medium-sized datasets. The crosstab and graph views display data and data relationships in new patterns that show more in the data than can be seen in typical database management or spreadsheet packages. REFLEX is very user-friendly.