Visual Basic Applications Edition
Use your Visual Basic skills in Microsoft Office 97 and third-party applications that license Visual Basic Applications Edition.

Rich set of standard controls
Save development time by using controls such as a Web browser, data-bound grid, file list box, drive list box, common dialog, check box, and combo box, as well as many others.

Learn Visual Basic Now
Get a head start on the learning process with a self-paced, instructional CD-ROM that includes multimedia video lessons, and hands-on lab exercises.

Optimizing native code compiler
Build native code applications and components that make use of the world-class Visual C++ compiler technology.

Support for Internet Information Server Applications
Create powerful applications for the Internet, accessible from any browser on any platform.

Enhanced support for Microsoft SQL Serverā"¢ and Oracle
Use the improved data programming environment and native OLE DB providers when working with SQL Server 6.5+ and Oracle 7.3.3+ databases.

ADO (ActiveX Data Objects)
Easily access local or remote data across a LAN or the Internet.

Data Environment Designer
Quickly develop reusable data-access components with drag-and-drop ease.

Mobile computing support
Give mobile users greater flexibility: write client/server applications that work with databases whether or not a connection exists with a LAN or the Web.

Middle-tier and server-side component creation
Create high-performance, thread-safe components for maximum scalability.

Custom data source creation
Create reusable data-source components that encapsulate your proprietary or legacy data.

Drag-and-drop report and form creation
Quickly build sophisticated data forms and reports by dragging elements from the Data Environment without writing any code.

Microsoft Transaction Server 2.0 Developer Edition
Achieve maximum run-time scalability and component transaction integrity when developing sophisticated, secure, multiuser business applications.

Microsoft Transaction Server Debugging
Interactively debug distributed application components running on Microsoft Transaction Server.

Professional Visual Database Tools
View database tables and views, and modify data in any ODBC- or OLE DB-compliant database, and rapidly create SQL queries within the development environment.

Enterprise Visual Database Tools
View database tables and views, and modify data in any ODBC- or OLE DB-compliant database, and rapidly create SQL queries within the development environment. Visually design and modify database schemas and objects, including stored procedures, for SQL Server 6.5+ and Oracle 7.3.3+ databases.

Data Object wizard
Simplify the creation of COM-based data-access components and reduce your development time by automatically generating the necessary code to handle the interaction with stored procedures, data binding, and data display.

Native Alpha support
Build high-performance, scalable applications and components that run natively on DEC Alpha.

Transact SQL (TSQL) debugger
Interactively debug SQL Server 6.5+ stored procedures and triggers at the same time, and on the same workstation.

SQL Server 6.5 Developer Edition
Develop and test enterprise database applications with a scalable, high-performance database management system for systems based on Windows NTĀ®.

Visual SourceSafe 6.0
Use the Visual SourceSafe version control system to collaborate, share, and secure source code with your team for Windows-based and Web development.

MS SQL Server 6.5 and MS SNA Server 4.0 run on Windows NT 4 only and require the following additonal hard disk space:
-SQL Sever:80mb typical, 85mb maximum
-SNA Server: 50mb typical, 100+MB maximum
-Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4
-Multimedia requirements: Microsoft Windows Media Player version 6.1 or later, minimum 16-bit sound card