Time Management Software

Description

Innovatis Group, a Swiss IT consultant firm, used ULC to develop Timeanchor, a web-based Java application to record work time, project times and other activities. The product provides an excellent example of the advantages of using ULC to develop client-server applications for the Internet or Intranet. Timeanchor offers the flexibility of a browser-based application, as well as the user interface and functionality of a regular office application. By using ULC technology, the product can offer a familiar user interface - similar to Microsoft Excel - to collect work hours, while providing high availability and easy, central administration.

See http://www.innovatis-group.com/ for more information, or try out the demo.

Requirements

  • Platform-independent
  • Scalability
  • Rich GUI - similar to familiar desktop applications
  • Integration into J2EE (using the same architecture for HTML and ULC-based clients)

Architecture

3-tier architecture with thin clients (ULC and HTML) based on J4e reference platform Timeanchor is a reference application for the J4e platform. This platform is based on open interfaces and open source tools and provides a flexible base architecture for realizing web applications.

The main features of J4e are:
  • Thin clients
  • Presentation logic based on JSPs/servlets or ULC
  • Enterprise Java Beans for the business logic
  • Any standard SQL database for persistent data

The open architecture of J4e specifies basic principles such as session management, security, authorisation, and scalability. In a specific application any of these components can be replaced as required.

Key Benefits

  • Sophisticated yet simple user interface
  • Scalability and flexibility
  • Reduced roll-out and administration costs (application is offered as ASP)
  • State-of-the-art development