Services

Access Update provides onsite services to clients in the Minneapolis - St. Paul area. Offsite services are available anywhere in the U.S. and are conducted remotely by phone, fax, e-mail, and Remote Assistance.

Whether you're developing a new database or upgrading an existing one, Access Update can help you create a cost effective, user friendly solution that meets your information management needs. Unsure of what you need? No problem. Together we can review your situation and explore a variety of options that will meet your requirements.

Design & Development Services
  • Analyze your information management needs and write a formal list of requirements for your new database
  • Design and develop a custom designed Access database based on your specific requirements
  • Modify or enhance an existing Access database to include new data tables, forms, queries, functions, and reports
  • Convert data from an Excel spreadsheet, dBASE database or other system into a new Access database
  • Import, export, and link data between Access and other programs including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
  • Connect Access forms, reports and queries to non-Access data sources including SQL Server and Oracle
  • Create documentation, user manuals, and online help files for your Access database
Support & Maintenance Services
Access Update is fully committed to the long-term success of your project. In order to ensure that your database provides continuing value now and in the future, Denise Dreher can provide ongoing support and maintenance services.
  • Administer and maintain your database on a regular basis
  • Train you to handle your own database administration, including setting security for users
  • Upgrade a database from an earlier version of Access
  • Convert a single-user database into a multi-user system
  • Troubleshoot critical database problems by e-mail, phone, or with an on-site visit
  • Set-up and install your database on a new computer
Communication is the Key

As the owner and principal consultant of Access Update, Denise Dreher is personally committed to building strong and trusting relationships with her clients. She understands that good communication is the key to a successful project. That's why Denise makes listening to you her number one priority. When you partner with Access Update you'll work with a Microsoft Certified Professional who knows how to ask the right questions, listen carefully to your answers, and develop a practical solution to the problems you describe.
 

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“I am enjoying the program. It's amazing how simple things can become with one new program.”

“I just love it - very cool. I think it will work great. Just wanted you to know I'm impressed.”

“Wow! This program is awesome! We should market it to other companies!”
“The extras you added are wonderful. Some of them we did not expect or think of ourselves. They give the database a very nice professional look.”
“I really love what you have done with the database... it is a pleasure to see something take shape the way you hoped it would. Thanks.”