Alpha Five: Rapid Application Development System

Alpha Five: Rapid Application Development SystemConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

October 28, 2008

Conference Call: 866-740-1260Access Code: 6339392

Alpha Five: Rapid Application Development System

Facilitator: Chris Peters, TechSoupPresenters: Steve Workings, Alpha Five

Edward Mattison, SCBHN


Using ReadyTalk

• Chat & raise hand • Mute = *6,

Unmute = *7• If you lose your

internet connection, reconnect using the link emailed to you.

• If you lose your phone connection, re-dial the phone number and re-join.


You are being recorded…

• This seminar will be available on the TechSoup website along with past webinar presentations:– www.techsoup.org/hsc/page9003.cfm

• You will receive a link to this presentation, material and links.

• After the webinar, you can ask follow-up questions in the Alpha online forums:– http://msgboard.alphasoftware.com/alphaforum


Facilitator: Chris Peters, TechSoupPresenters: Steve Workings, Alpha Five

Edward Mattison, SCBHN

Sponsored by:

Alpha Five: Rapid Application Development System


Agenda

• Introductions

• Conversation with Steve from Alpha Five

• Demonstration of Alpha Five

• Conversation with Edward from SCBHN

• Audience Q&A

• About TechSoup


Today’s Speakers

Volunteers Richard Rabins & Brett Johnston (Alpha Five)

Kami Griffiths (TechSoup)

Chris PetersTechSoup

Steve WorkingsAlpha Five

Edward MattisonSCBHN

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Rapid Application Development

• A program that helps you build other programs.

• Alpha Five lets you build desktop and web-based programs that rely on a database back end.


Possible Uses

• Donor Management

• Product Catalogs

• Constituent Management

• Thousands of unique niche database applications which don’t have their own market


Alpha Five Versus Other Products

• Off the shelf database-driven programs (e.g. GiftWorks, Democracy in Action)

• Access, FileMaker


Desktop and Web-based Applications

• Alpha Five supports both


Web-based Applications

• Security is a bigger concern

• You need a license for Alpha Five Application Server ($149)

• You need your own server or you need to rent space from a web hosting company


Nonprofit Pricing

• $35 for the first license (1 per year through TechSoup)

• $99 for additional licenses (through A5)

• $149 for a server license (through A5)


Learning to use Alpha Five

• Free 30 day trial

• Free one-hour webinar for the basics

• Free six-hour webinar for beginner to intermediate instruction

• Contact [email protected] for more information


Edward Mattison: SCBHN

• SCBHN is a homeless drop-in center in New Haven, CT

• Uses Alpha Five to collect and analyze information about clients


Demonstration


Continue the Discussion…

• Additional questions can be answered by posting in the Alpha Software forum: http://msgboard.alphasoftware.com/alphaforum


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Thank you to our Webinar Sponsor!


For More Information

Contact: Chris Peters415-633-9328

[email protected]

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