ZeN 2005 looks and acts like Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. However, the new database files are smaller and faster but able to store more binary records than Excel. The new file format also eliminates all known MS Office security issues. If you are looking for a better way to securely store your binary data and if you like the concept of (Microsoft Excel) spreadsheets, then you should definitely download ZeN 2005. This desktop spreadsheet database is designed to do one and one thing only: store your text data. ZeN 2005 is therefore our version of Excel, free from all un-necessary functions that you don't need from your database application: there aren't hundreds of buttons and functions, there are no formulas and you can't record macros, charts, pictures, music or movies because this program is cut down to only one job you need from your database: to store your data!Size Matters: Record up to 500000 records per single file! ( That's about 10 times more rows than in Microsoft Excel )Inexpensive: Pay less than 10 % from Microsoft Excel's price! That's only $19.00 for full version!More data 4 smaller drives and speed 4 all! Save your files faster: They are several times smaller then Excel's! Save both your time and your disk space and squeeze more records into smaller files!Better your Data Security: New file format is unbreakable by password cracking programs for Excel, Access or other Microsoft Office files! ZeN 2005 is not designed to compete with or to replace any of your and our favorite Microsoft Office products, especially not Microsoft Excel. By highlighting the differences above, we are only describing advantages in using the ZeN 2005 over the Excel for your fast and simple desktop database needs. But that's about all ZeN 2005 is designed and capable to do. For all the other data analyzing tasks, we highly recommend Microsoft Excel which is, in our opinion, the number one spreadspreadsheet program available today.