Microsoft SQL Server + Smart Client = Internet Database
Have you developed a SQL Server database that you need to make available on the
Internet?
Do you need to share and update information in real-time with employees, suppliers,
distributors or customers over the Internet? PCA specializes in custom Web database applications built on the Microsoft SQL Server database, and we have
helped many businesses determine the best, most cost-efficient way to develop and
deploy SQL Server data on the Internet.
Leverage Your SQL Server Investment
If you have already invested considerable time and effort developing a SQL Server
database to manage your business data, adding a .NET Smart Client application will
allow you to make this information available in real-time to any employee or business
partner with an Internet connection. Smart Client applications provide a secure,
fast and reliable way to Internet-enable a SQL Server database. Smart Client
applications enable frequent, concurrent database updates i.e. based upon Admin-defined
role-based security restrictions, End Users
can read, modify data, add new records, access updated reports, etc., from any location.
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Microsoft Desktop Application Experience
Smart Client applications look and perform just like standard Microsoft
Office Applications. They are less expensive to develop, and overcome many of the well-known functional
and usability deficiencies of Browser-based applications. Smart Client applications
provide a hi-fidelity end-user experience by taking full advantage
of all that the Microsoft® Windows® platform and the Internet has to offer. |
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Utilizes Local PC Resources & Data
Smart Client applications are installed on the End Users' PC, which allows
the application to fully utilize the hardware and software resources available to
that PC i.e. the local CPU, graphics processor, memory (RAM) and disk storage, and therefore require substantially
fewer Server resources. A dual-CPU
Server and Standard MS SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2014 can easily support hundreds of concurrent End Users. Smart
Client applications can also connect to local devices e.g. VOIP, bar-code and RFID readers, scanners, etc., as well as software resources available to that PC, including exchanging
data with MS Excel, MS Word and MS Outlook applications. |
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Shared Database + Web Services
Smart Clients connect to a centralized SQL Server database to store the data and
control the functionality and business logic that drive the application, with centralized
application security. Smart
Client applications are always part of a distributed, networked solution. Smart Clients can connect directly with any data resources or web services
available on the Internet e.g. Google Earth, D&B database (any data source that
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Centralized Security in SQL Server
All PCA-designed Smart Client applications employ a role-based security model that
provides Admin the ability to assign business roles and configure role-specific
application- and data-level access privileges. Application security privileges
can be modified at any time, and all Users that are members of that Role will automatically
inherit the new privileges. Two-tier role-based security allows a SuperAdmin
to enable Admin privileges, who in turn manage their own group's security privileges.
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Off-line Capable Applications
One of the key benefits of Smart Client applications is they can be used off-line,
when a connection to the Internet is unavailable. When re-connected, Smart Clients
automatically synchronize all off-line changes with the central SQL Server database,
completely transparent to the End User.
Smart Client applications work exceptionally well, connected or not. For traveling
and field-based professionals, being able to work while disconnected is not a "nice
to have," it is essential. |
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Intelligent Installation & Seemless Updates
The Smart Client installation
and maintenance (update) process is completely automated. No I/T support required.
Like a webpage, everyone automatically gets the latest version of the application
with the most current set of data.
The PCA Smart Client "Mobilizer" automates application installation and
updates, so deploying an application to 10 users or 10,000 users is the same: simple
and straightforward. PCA's Smart Client approach eliminates the traditional headaches
and expenses associated with maintaining distributed business applications. |
PCA knows
how to create
robust, Smart Client applications that work directly with your MS SQL Server database that
actually perform FASTER and are EASIER TO USE over the Internet, than most MS SQL
Server applications running on a local area network (LAN)!