Are you tired of using Access?
SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine.
http://www.sqlite.org/
Light, Free, Fast, Cross platform.
witten in C, and there are a lot of wrappers, find what you need here: http://www.sqlite.org/cvstrac/wiki?p=SqliteWrappers
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cpp/SQLite_Server.aspx
Implementing Server/Client architecture for that great SQLite! with visual studio C++ 2005
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/InterprocessCommunicator.aspx
Interprocess Communication Between .NET and MFC using WM_COPYDATA
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/WindowsServicesInAction1.aspx
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/WindowsServicesInAction2.aspx
Windows Services in Action
Windows Services Hand by Hand...
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/OpenS-CAD.aspx
OpenS-CAD, a simple 2D CAD application. <-- just so so
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/DiskAnalyzer.aspx
I don't care about disk, i do care about the pie chart and tree gird view.