System Architecture & Requirements

DataSmart® Central Point™ is a web-based application and it can run on any ODBC-compliant database such as MS SQL Server and Oracle. All DataSmart products, including DataSmart® Central Point™, use a single User Management module, which is a MS-Windows application and can either be installed on a single client PC or shared from an Application Server.

 DataSmart® Central Point™ - Web Server

System and notification information are captured via a web interface on your Intranet. We install a single .Net project on your Web Server and customize it to your corporate identity. The web server needs to be running .Net framework 1.1 and IIS 5.0 (or above) on a Windows® 2000 Server (or above). Users can also use this interface via the Internet should you wish to allow it access from outside, in which case a firewall is recommended.

We also install a service to your Windows box that runs in the background. DataSmart® Central Point™ sends email reminders to the users; therefore, access to an SMTP Server through an authorised user account is also required.

 Database Server

The system can work with any ODBC compliant database; however, SQL Server 2000 or Oracle 9i (or above) are strongly recommended as DataSmart® supports direct access to the .Net data providers for these databases, providing a faster solution.

 User Manager

If installed on an application server:

Application Server should be running .Net framework 1.1 and IIS 5.0 (or above) on a Windows® 2000 Server (or above). A link to the Database Server (e.g. TCP/IP Named pipe for SQL Server) should be provided.

If installed on a client:

Requirements for Client installations are minimal: clients should be running Windows 98 (or above) or Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6 (or above) with .Net framework 1.1 installed and connected to the local area network.