Database Choice

After looking at Firebird, MySQL, MSSQL Server Express 2005, and a few others, I've concluded that the best default database for Employee Scheduling Pro is SQLite. I found a SQLite ADO.NET Provider, which seems to work quite well. SQLite will provide a very light-weight default database, but still allow for multiple users. Employee Scheduling Pro will still be designed in such a way that adding support for additional databases will not be a huge chore. SQLite will decrease the distribution size, memory footprint, installation complexity, etc. versus the alternatives mentioned above, yet still provide all the functionality needed for Employee Scheduling Pro, both present and future.

Website is live!

The website for Employee Scheduling PRO is now live:

http://www.employeeschedulingpro.com/


It's not much yet, but it's best to get a new website into Google early so it gets indexed and starts aging... I plan to be outlining planned features of the product soon, and likely posting that online. I may also host a forum on the site for future support, suggestions, ideas, etc.

Top 10 reviews

Here's an excellent site that reviews the top 10 Employee Scheduling Software packages:

http://employee-scheduling-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

Our product, once published, I hope will appear at the top of this list, incorporating the best features of all these packages at an affordable price.