IBIS

Technical Description

B. Design Features

• Expandability: it can work with any size business, from a one-person shop to a large chain of retail outlets.
• Supporting off-site, secure database servers, with replication: a business can automatically create its own backups off-site. No need for a business to place its precious information on someone else's servers.
• Outsourcing back-up services by providing military grade encryption: a business can be protected against hackers.
• Platform independence: a business can run on Windows, Macintosh, Linux, or Sun systems interoperably.
• Customizable screens via user preference files: the business will be the one to decide how IBIS will work, and not the other way around.
• Graphical User Interface (GUI) with an on-line Help system: non-technical people can use the program with ease.
• Barcode reader and digital scale support: a business can simplify the job of data input.
• Java (JDK 1.2 / Java 2) implementation: a business can avoid the purchase of new IBIS releases in the event of any changes in OS.
• JDBC interface to an SQL database: other implementations are possible.
• International standards conformance for Y2K (IEEE, BSI): a business will not have a problem with dating until 10000 CE.