A new white paper, “Data conversion between Microsoft Access and MySQL” is now available as a free download. The white paper highlights the benefits of data migrating from MS Access to MySQL and discusses common kinds of conversion problems users will likely experience when publishing a database on the Web. The document also provides criteria to be taken into account when choosing specialized data conversion software. The white paper is online at http://data-conversions.net/wp01.html.

Awareness about the necessity of data migration has grown as Web database-driven design turned out to be a method that unlocks the potential for virtually infinite expansion opportunities of publishing data on the Internet.

Many enterprises in the world publish their information on-line as they need to access, process and exchange large amounts of information primarily through the World Wide Web.
Product catalogues, price-lists, customer bases, archives etc. placed on the Internet become available for multiple users creating additional business opportunities and sustaining a competitive advantage.

It is widespread enough for organizations to have similar or the same databases in many systems (e.g. MS Access and MySQL). The necessity to keep accurate and up-to-date information across a wide range of systems is an important issue for most of companies all over the world.
However, a number of technical problems can make conversion a complicated task that coupled with high attendant expenses and extension of time limits.
The white paper explains how modern technology solves the problem and helps untechnical people to achieve clear and accurate understanding of the data conversion process. You are offered to figure out the basic characteristic necessary for effective database migration software to avoid conversion problems and handle interactions with the online community effectively keeping your MySQL data synchronized with the MS Access databases.

Key topics discussed in the white paper include:

- the necessity and benefits of data migrating between MS Access and MySQL
- important issues in data conversion process
- solving incompatibility problem
- criteria to be taken into account when choosing an appropriate conversion tool

The white paper is written in plain English understandable to the average reader and in a clear and coherent manner without using difficult technical terminology. So business people don’t have to spend months learning about database conversion technology and convert data from Microsoft Access to MySQL and visa versa without hiring an expensive consultant or technical expert.

The white paper (658 KB) is available in PDF format and is free of charge. To view it, you need Adobe's Acrobat Reader. Download Access2MySQL White Paper from:
http://www.data-conversions.net/pr/access2mysql.pdf
Access2MySQL White Paper is also available in html format from the link below.
http://data-conversions.net/wp01.html