| Screenshot | Lotus Approach 9.8.png |
|---|---|
| Screenshot size | 300px |
| Developer | Lotus Development |
| Latest release version | 9.8.6 (fixpack 6) |
| Latest release date | 2008 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Genre | database management system |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www.ibm.com |
Lotus Approach is a relational database management system included in Lotus SmartSuite for Microsoft Windows.
As a start-up company, Approach was formed in 1991 and won over 30 awards the first year, including "best of show" at Comdex.[citation needed] The program was considered the first "end-user relational database" that did not introduce yet another file format.
Approach was sold to Lotus Development in 1994; Lotus was subsequently purchased by IBM.