This is the kind of stuff we do! Our Projects have given us many opportunities for Fun and Learning.
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Push Technology Evaluation
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- Client
- Test Drive
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Description
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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.
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Infrastructure
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Castanet Transmitter and Tuner, Bongo, Backweb client and server,
BALI
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ODBC Connectivity
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Client
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StarPoint
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Description
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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.
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Infrastructure
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C++, ODBC, Microsoft SQL Server, Windows NT, Object-oriented framework
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Web Server Administrative Interface
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- 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
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Reseller Certification
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- 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.
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Custom Publishing System
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- 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.
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Secure Online Software Ordering
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- 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
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Active Server Pages (ASP),
secure (https) IIS 3.0 server
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MS Access 7.0, Visual Basic scripts
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ODBC 3.0, with ADO database connectivity objects
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PGP encryption software
- URL
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Digital ID
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- 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)
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Financial Institution Web Services
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- 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.
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Browsing of Encrypted documents on CD
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- 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
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Online Contest
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- Client
- Leading Entertainment Company
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Description
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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.
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Infrastructure
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InfoPlace light-weight database module for Unix, HTML pages on multiple mirrored servers
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Intranet scheduler
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- 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.
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FAQ Management System
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- 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
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Data entry of resumes for online job bank
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- 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
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Document navigation system
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- 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
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Location database browser
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- 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
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OnCourse 2.0
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- 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.
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Retail sales application
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- 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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