The Latest .NET Technology
So what are the latest .Net technologies and why does it matter that these have been used?
Rapid Development
The .NET framework is a Microsoft Standard that allows developers to program in a number of languages (whichever is best for the job) and gives those developers access to ready to use (plug and play) modules that make application development much faster and more standardised than was possible before.
Interprise has been developed with this open core environment in mind, providing a ‘plug in architecture’ for developers that allow not just alterations to the basic Interprise system, but entire additional modules to be developed and added to Interprise. With this open architecture even large projects can be completed in a fraction of the time older legacy systems would have taken.
AMASIT has developed bespoke applications for individual clients as well as award winning commercial applications for over 20 years. Today most of our programming work is based around .Net applications with Interprise as our software platform of choice allowing us to simply ‘bolt on’ these applications.
Fast WAN and LAN Access
One practical advantage of this the Smart Client Technology that underpins the Interprise system. Put basically, it allows remote users to access the live databases in real time with these remote users (remote clients) processing at virtually the same speed as the local (LAN) clients.
For those of you have had to live with the slow connections into applications using terminal services access (RDP) or even worse those of you using old ‘fat client’ technologies accessing data over VPN’s then this technology will be a revelation.
Smart Client technology uses local caching to speed up processing and does not require any VPN access or other security protocols to be used. Access is possible by simply opening key ports and enabling your SQL for remote connectivity.
SQL Server
Microsoft SQL server is considered the best technology for business applications. It is fast and scalable with a proven record of reliability. Interprise can use both standard SQL and SQL Express for smaller application requirements.
XML Web Services
Interprise is designed to communicate with web front end applications which include its own e-commerce module. Data is passed between applications using XML while data is processed using web services.