Pioneer Software Corp, Raleigh, North Carolina, has launched the Q+E Open DataBase Connectivity Developer Programme to enable developers to create and test applications compliant with the Microsoft Corp standard. Developers will get early access to Pioneer Software’s complete suite of ODBC drivers, which support over 20 personal computer and SQL databases – Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, dBase Ingres, Paradox, DB2, SQL/400, Btrieve, OS/2 Data Base Manager, Informix, NetWare SQL, Excel, Progress, SQLBase, XDB, SQL/DS, Tandem Computers Inc NonStop SQL, Teradata, text files, HP Allbase/SQL and HP Image/SQL and gateways to IBM’s DDCS/2, Micro Decisionware, and Sybase NetGateway. The Developer Programme costs $1,500 and will be available March 15.