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Push Technology Evaluation
Client
Test Drive
Description
Investigation of push technologies. Comparision of Marimba and Backweb products. Built a Castanet channel and using Bongo created channel subscription information. Similarly, for Backweb built a channel and "info-flashes" using the BALI scripting language. Produced a report that summarized the comparative evaluation.
Infrastructure
Castanet Transmitter and Tuner, Bongo, Backweb client and server, BALI
ODBC Connectivity
Client
StarPoint
Description
Conversion from a proprietary database connectivity scheme to an ODBC based interface. The initial persistent storage mechanism used by the company was based on a proprietary database model. The project involved the design and development of an incremental storage mechanism through ODBC to relational databases.
Infrastructure
C++, ODBC, Microsoft SQL Server, Windows NT, Object-oriented framework
Web Server Administrative Interface
Client
Network Appliance manufacturer
Description
Web interface to interactively administer users and groups of a proprietary web server using client side JavaScript. The interface was built using frames, lists and buttons that get updated in a context-sensitive manner. This interface was made compatible with Internet Explorer 3.0 and Netscape Navigator 3.0.
Infrastructure
JavaScript, Frames
Reseller Certification
Client
Storage Dimensions
Description
Web-based interactive Certification for Resellers. It allows registered Resellers to get certified online. Content (Q&A) is separate from CGI code. Users are registered and can continue the test cycle over various sessions. Answer set randomized for each session. Admin. reports include degree of difficulty, pass and fail status and general statistics.
Infrastructure
InfoPlace light-weight database module for Unix, InfoPlace CGI support library module, dynamic generation of Web pages
URL
This is a demo version of the real application.
Custom Publishing System
Client
InfoWorld
Description
Web-based interactive publishing system for InfoWorld Electric. It allows reporters and editors to enter stories, arrange stories by priority, and produces the HTML for the stories and the header pages. They can preview the changes at a staging site within the firewall and then automatically publish the changes to the InfoWorld Electric public web site. Access control is governed by user names and passwords dynamically retrieved from an Oracle database. A custom Ad-server was developed and integrated into the site. The Ad server produces a variety of "impression" and "click" reports.
Infrastructure
NSAPI with Netscape Server, Oracle database, rdist.
URL
This is the web site generated by the publishing system.
Secure Online Software Ordering
Client
Test Drive
Description
A secure online software sales site for TestDrive Corporation. Users get an online secure form (uses HTTPS) to fill out customer and billing information. The order form is checked for correctness. A Confirmation page shows an itemized listing of costs and gives the user a chance to make changes before the final order is stored in the database. Orders are automatically exported, encrypted and sent for fulfillment.
Infrastructure
  • Active Server Pages (ASP), secure (https) IIS 3.0 server
  • MS Access 7.0, Visual Basic scripts
  • ODBC 3.0, with ADO database connectivity objects
  • PGP encryption software
URL
Digital ID
Client
VeriSign
Description
Extraction of demographic information from the Client Certificate using an ActiveX Control on the server side
Infrastructure
IIS 3.0, server-side ActiveX Control, ASP (Active Server Pages)
Financial Institution Web Services
Client
ULTRADATA
Description
InfoPlace has developed the technology infrastructure for ULTRADATA's web services to its clients. ULTRADATA offers financial institutions different home page setup packages to suit their needs. Typical financial institution web sites include information on products and services, current rates, upcoming promotions, membership and loan applications, financial calculators, and secure e-mail capabilities between members and financial institution staff.
Infrastructure
Perl CGI scripts, PGP Encryption, IIS Server/Windows NT 4.0.
Browsing of Encrypted documents on CD
Client
Instrumentation company
Description
Browsing a set of encrypted, inter-linked documents on a CD distribution. Documents are decrypted on-the-fly under password protection. The password control and the encryption modules are fully configurable. Hyper links in HTML documents are preserved.
Infrastructure
Netscape Navigator 3.0, Navigator Plug-ins, C++ code modules
Online Contest
Client
Leading Entertainment Company
Description
Development of an Online contest associated with the release of the Toy Story CD. Automatic administration included Registration of participants, daily changing puzzles, daily recording of entries and look-up of results from prior days. Special tools were built for manual suspension and resumption of the contest. The contest successfully processed several thousand participants.
Infrastructure
InfoPlace light-weight database module for Unix, HTML pages on multiple mirrored servers
Intranet scheduler
Client
Auspex Systems
Description
Application to view a set of meeting rooms, examine existing meetings, schedule new ones, delete meetings and send email to the person who has scheduled a meeting.
Infrastructure
CERN Web server, Perl CGI scripts
URL
This is a demo version.
FAQ Management System
Client
Workstation manufacturer
Description
Interface for System Engineers to view FAQs by topic and sub-topic. Allows searching across all or selected FAQs. Form interface to submit new Questions and admin. interface to add Questions to the FAQ database.
Infrastructure
Netscape Server, Perl CGI scripts
Data entry of resumes for online job bank
Client
IntelliMatch
Description
Interface to create records for new applicants, structured data entry with predefined choices, updates in follow-up sessions. Data validation, session management, restriction of one session per user, session validation
Infrastructure
InfoPlace Application Framework module, OraPerl, Oracle database
URL
We built the technology for the original version of this application
Document navigation system
Client
Altera Systems
Description
Browse/search database of documents by title, author or topic. Actual documents retrieved to client site via FTP server.
Infrastructure
Windows NT OS, Netscape Web Server, Perl CGI scripts
Location database browser
Client
Bay area university
Description
Interface to browse SQL database of locations (rooms, buildings, etc.) at large University.
Infrastructure
InfoPlace Application Framework module, OraPerl, Oracle
OnCourse 2.0
Client
GolfWeb
Description
Search interface to database of golf courses.
Infrastructure
Perl CGI scripts, public domain database
URL
This application has been modified since we implemented it.
Retail sales application
Client
Golden Gate
Description
Features include browsing of catalog, "set-aside" of selected products, review of "set-asides" and final ordering. The catalog Web pages are generated from a database of product information.
Infrastructure
NCSA Server, Perl CGI scripts
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