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Your Organisation's Information Technology StandardsBecause our software development tools and the databases we work with are market leaders and industry standards, the system(s) we supply will be fully compliant with your organisation's IT standards. Our Open Systems philosophy means that we can work with virtually any combination of hardware, operating system and network architecture.  The Figtree system will integrate easily into your organisation's IT strategy, and can be fully supported by Figtree if desired. You don't need to introduce yet another proprietary software package that has the potential for causing future in-house support and compatibility problems. Software Industry StandardsFigtree's distributed computing architecture allows for a wide range of possible system configurations. These include:
For small systems, the Client and Server can in fact be the same PC. The user interface is standard Microsoft Windows (Win 98, Win NT, Win 2000 or XP). It is closely integrated with other Windows applications and services, including the Microsoft Office suite, and the full range of Microsoft Exchange services. The system is fully Internet compliant. >> The Client software consists of a software engine written in Progress and a repository that defines the variable components of the system - screen forms, business rules, database connections and so on. The software is developed to provide maximum flexibility in the way it interacts with the hardware and network. >> The system will work with native Progress and Oracle database systems. It is thus fully scalable from laptop PC to mainframe.
It is closely integrated with other Windows applications and services, including the Microsoft Office suite, and the full range of Microsoft Exchange services. A Web browser (IE 5 compatible) interface is also available, allowing Figtree applications to be deployed across the Internet as described below: Web Interface functionalityIn addition to client/server configuration, Figtree provides web interface functionality.
Two additional components are added to Figtree systems setup. >> Figtree has defined several hundred request functions for XML transactions. The Figtree Web front end accepts the input to produce XML requests; passes to message server; the Figtree business logic layer listener picks up the request, connects to the database, performs the function and returns the response XML to the message server; with the web front picking up the response to present it in an intuitive web browser interface via html forms. |
