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  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  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  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  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 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  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  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  SearchVin – Deployment of information on CD. The CBS can be executed from a CD. Live demo at  TickerVin – A Knowledge Management software for News. Live demo at Developed in house products using CBS  ZapVin – Automatic and Unattended transfer of files between offices. Live Demo at  SearchVin – Deployment of information on CD. The CBS can be executed from a CD. Live demo at  TickerVin – A Knowledge Management software for News. Live demo at

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