Our Technologies

Proprietary Technologies

For a flexible User Interface (UI), iCAT separates the business logic from the user interface, allowing for the UI to be customized easily. iCAT uses XML/XSL to create content islands that have the flexibility to display data in many different ways.

For Test Data/Student System Independence, this tool interprets data from any source and imports it into the AMS.

For Database Structure Independence, iMetastructure maintains relationships between non-relational databases such as test data and student information system data. Metadata is used to describe the data structures of the databases. iMetastructures is used to create a common database structure from many types of different metadata. The result is the ability to retrieve data from any database and present it in a related way.

For Dynamic Data Mining, this engine is used to accept requests from users to retrieve data and create reports on the fly.

Web Based Solutions

• Server side application, software upgrades on sever only
• The only client requirement is a current Web Browser
• Internet or LAN connectivity
• Low Bandwidth requirements

Scaleable Server Side Architecture

Microsoft Technologies include: IIS 5.0, Transaction Server, Com+ and VB. Other techniques include XML, XSL, 3-tier system, load balance, clustering support

Charting Engine Independent

We separate the data retrieval layer from the charting layer to allow us to use 3rd party charting/reporting engines as well as our own.

Hosting

The district may choose to host the AMS or choose to have TurnLeaf host it. The application will reside on a SQL Server and run on Windows 2000. TurnLeaf solutions need Component Server, XML Parser, MDAC 2.6, and IIS. Hardware requirements depend upon the size of the district and the number of users.