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Caravan Business Server a viable alternative development platform. niti telecom consultancy april 2002. Introducing Caravan Business Server. A web based development tool (you can call it also as a WEB OPERATING SYSTEM) 1 tier architecture
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Caravan Business Servera viable alternative development platform niti telecom consultancy april 2002
Introducing Caravan Business Server • A web based development tool (you can call it also as a WEB OPERATING SYSTEM) • 1 tier architecture • In Built Web Server. Works with other web server on the same machine. • In Built Database • Search Engine. Automatic Indexing of data. • Automatic Data Replication and synchronization • RDBMS database • Browser based front end to access database • In Built Communication Server • SMTP Server • FTP Server
Introducing Caravan Business Server - contd • Serial Interface (available only on Windows and IBM OS/2) • In Built Scripting language (embedded in HTML) • Cross platform – Same scripting code works on • Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 and XP • IBM OS/2 • Linux and • On Request can be made available on all UNIX platforms and MAC • Scheduler • Event Handler • XML parser • Text parser
Introducing Caravan Business Server - contd • Develop once deploy everywhere • Tiny foot print (size less than 1 MB) • Extremely low cost of ownership • Encryption of source code before distribution as commercial application and software product • Invoke external executable files
Development Platform • The complete Caravan Business Server is in-house developed using • Watcom C++ • Microsoft VC++ • No external tools used
The Benefits to Developers... • Minimum learning curve (typically 2-3 days) • Very Small Foot print (less than 1 MB) • Develop once, deploy everywhere • Cross Platform (All windows, Linux and OS/2.Only the exe changes) • Easy to maintain and deploy new features • Very low cost of ownership for the end users • Fast development • Alleviating present development and deployment costs of Projects/Products like • Messaging solutions • Distribution of databases or searchable information on CD’s • Enterprise solutions
The Benefits to Users... • Very low or nil cost of ownership • Easy to maintain at an enterprise level • Extremely low configuration of hardware and software • No other additional tools or programs needed to deploy CBS
Tried & Tested, & found working fine... • Developed in house products using CBS • ZapVin – Automatic and Unattended transfer of files between offices. Live Demo at http://www.indiaclassifieds.com:8182 • SearchVin – Deployment of information on CD. The CBS can be executed from a CD. Live demo at http://www.plexconcil.net • TickerVin – A Knowledge Management software for News. Live demo at http://www.indiaclassifieds.com:8181