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The Woodmoulding MIS relies heavily on 3rd party applications for enhanced functionality. Below is an overview of those applications and links to manufacturer web sites for additional information. Click the application logos to go to the vendor homepage.

Small Business Server 4.5 allows small businesses to license a single product that addresses networking, communications, and Internet needs at a price that represents a tremendous value. Based on the Microsoft Windows NTŽ Server operating system and other BackOffice family products, the high level of integration that Small Business Server offers set new standards in ease of installation, use, and administration.

The right applications. In addition to being built around the acclaimed Microsoft Windows NT Server operating system, BackOffice Small Business Server includes a complete set of applications to address small business needs:

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 including Internet Information Server 4.0
Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5, with Microsoft Outlook 2000*
Microsoft SQL Server 7.0*, with a 10 GB capacity per database - unlimited number of databases
Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0*
Microsoft Fax Service
Microsoft Modem Sharing Service
Microsoft FrontPage 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
Internet Connection Wizard
Single management console with simplified administration tools

*Applications are optimized to run best on a single BackOffice Small Business Server. You may notice subtle differences from individual applications sold separately or Microsoft BackOffice Server 4.5.

Microsoft Access is one of the best-selling desktop database of all time; users love the broad range of tools Microsoft Access provides to enter, analyze, and present data. Microsoft Access 2000 brings not only the traditional broad range of tools but also adds more productivity features, database Web document creation, increased integration with SQL Server, and a tight office programmability model. See all of the details of Access 2000 here .

Microsoft Visual Basic development system is the most productive tool for creating fast business solutions for WindowsŽ and the Web. A comprehensive, rapid application development environment helps developers quickly create and deploy client/server applications, plus easily program for the Internet using familiar Visual Basic programming tools and techniques.

Program with the world's most popular programming language to quickly create high-performance applications and components in a RAD environment.
Build fast, native-code applications and components that use the same world-class compiler technology as in the Microsoft Visual C++Ž development system. Applications can be optimized for speed and size, and in many other ways, to improve performance even more.
Make your applications and components thread-safe without the rigors of manual thread management.
Increase development speed and productivity with IntelliSenseŽ technology. On-the-fly syntax and statement completion using features such as Complete Word, Quick Info, and DataTipsŽ.
Easily create a broad range of COM components, including ActiveXŽ controls as well as middle-tier and server-side components.
Use your Visual Basic skills in the Microsoft Office 97 suite and in third-party applications that license Microsoft Visual Basic Applications Edition.

Comparison of Access to VB: ^{(September
1999 By Ron Frank and Oleg Ovanesyan)}

Use Access	Use Visual Basic 6
For an application that requires frequent enhancements which must be turned around quickly, nothing's faster than Access.	The project requires coordinated team effort including version control and component deployment implementation.
When the application won't require WAN access, even in front-end/back-end scenario, the overhead of Jet on the client make a WAN implementation unreasonable.	The app is a distributed client-server or n-tier system that may need to scale over the enterprise and incorporate latest data access technologies.
The application has many tables with complex relationships. The ability to declare cascading deletes is still an advantage over SQL Server 7.0.	The back-end may not necessarily be Jet or SQL Server. The application may already use an existing enterprise DBMS.
The intrinsic Access controls, plus supported ActiveX controls provide an acceptable user interface.	The application makes more extensive use of ActiveX controls or creates User Controls and distributes them. VB has direct access to .DLL and .OCX libraries.
The project is relatively small - the number of VBA objects is limited to 1000. Access decompiles and GPF's frequently with larger databases.	The project may grow very large. VB6 has no limit to the number of project components. VB project can't decompile by nature.
Memory and disk footprint on client isn't important. Access MDB's can get quite large. The minimum distributable application is 17MB	Footprint and performance are important. Many VB projects require as little as 2-3MB. Similar projects in Access and VB run faster in VB.
It's sufficient to distribute the application as an .MDB or .MDE file. It won't be reused as a component of another system.	The application must be implementable as a reusable COM component.
Your targeted users don't have a bias against Access. Whether true or not, perception is reality for a commercial product.	Perception is important. VB is considered more industrial-strength than Access. It is actively promoted as a premier development tool of Visual Studio.

Sage Software leveraged 15 years of accounting experience to create MAS 90^® For Windows^® a Windows-compatible accounting software that can give you increased productivity and improved business processes. MAS 90 For Windows is easy to learn and use, offers broad accounting functionality and integrates readily with other Windows applications such as Microsoft^® Word^® and Excel^®. Windows^® 95 users will recognize the MAS 90 Launchers Explorer-like interface, which allows them to locate any accounting task quickly and easily. Finally, MAS 90 For Windows offers world-class financial and management reporting tools, superb customization capabilities and scalability for growing businesses. Base modules:

General Ledger
Accounts Receivable
Accounts Payable
Payroll
Report Master
Visual Integrator
FRx
Crystal Reports

TimeCentre systems are designed to streamline time recording, attendance and labor tracking functions for any company. TimeCentre offers time clocks, portable scanners, and biometric devices, as well as systems that allow any touch-tone telephones or office PCs to work for timekeeping. TimeCentre systems range from easy, single time clock solutions to advanced custom designs for businesses with unique needs.

The most interesting aspects of the TimeCentre system are the ATS 300 data terminals that serve as time clocks and the fact that the TimeCentre system is written in Access - making its data very portable.

LLM-WIN32 delivers a sophisticated, yet easy to use Graphical User Interface (GUI) for designing "out of the box" labeling systems with no programming required! Our native printer drivers are designed specifically for each individual printer in order to take advantage of the printers internal features as well as to maximize performance. LLM-WIN32 includes four powerful design and printing modules plus an ActiveX control designed to help you get your labeling system up and running quickly. These modules along with the control are explained below.

For use in generating both in-house and external use labels. LLM-WIN32 was developed according to the Microsoft model and therefore utilizes ActiveX and ODBC. This fact will allow for the integration of barcode label printing.

Pendragon Forms 3.0 is the software component that transforms Palm III's into database tools. The forms software provides powerful synchronization to desktop and server databases.