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Technology

Bi-Directional Data Sync

Vplanes is the first ever accounting application worldwide to support true bi-directional data synchronization across your stores and branches. Transactional specific areas like referencing have been developed according to the sync patterns.

The system has a unique method of synchronization allowing customers to work in both online and offline modes with very little restriction. Customers are able to move around branches and perform admin tasks without risk of concurrency.

Synchronization occurs with a simple click of a button. Data is then compared, merged or updated seamlessly across the different locations. This process saves a head office type setup countless hours of datacapturing. The system will automicatically update all your accounting data.

Multi Lingual

Vplanes caters for multiple languages. These include complex character sets in the Chinese, Arabic and Korean languages. The system makes use of dictionary files to quickly convert the interface into the user’s language.

The system can also hot swap the user language based on the logged in agent. A manager can choose a Korean language while an assistant could choose the English language. Both can use the software without logging of the operating system completely.

Speech Recognition

Vplanes contains a powerfull speech recognition engine. The software can be configured to respond to spoken commands. Menu options can now be spoken vs manually searching and then clicking on a feature. Primary transaction layers i.e Invoicing, returns have more improved technology.

Easily search for stock items or create a layer on the fly by simply speaking to the system. This technology is meant to aid staff who might take longer in adapting to the software and speeding up processing for more qualified staff.

DEVELOPMENT

SQL Server 2005 Development

Vplanes is data warehoused on Microsoft Sql Server 2005. MSSQL 2005 database technology is more powerful than, and compatible with, Microsoft Access. Organizations with existing SQL Server databases that function well may elect to create new Access applications as front ends that link to the Vplanes SQL Server tables.

Vplanes is developed purely in C# (c sharp)

C# is an object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft as part of their .NET initiative, and later approved as a standard by ECMA and ISO. C# has a procedural, object-oriented syntax based on C++ that includes aspects of several other programming languages (most notably Delphi and Java) with a particular emphasis on simplification (fewer symbolic requirements than C++, fewer declarative requirements than Java.

Vplanes makes extensive use on the Microsoft DotNet 3.0 Framework. The framework allows for most popular languages to integrate seamelessly into Vplanes. DotNet 3.0 / WinFX is the new programming interface introduced in Windows “Vista”. It is the new set of managed code API that Microsoft releases with Vista.

WinFX consists of three fundamental frameworks. They are

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and
Windows Workflow Foundation (WWF)

WPF (formally known as “Avalon”) is a new user interface subsystem and API based on XML, .NET and vector graphics.

WCF (formally known as “Indigo”) is service-oriented messaging system, which allows programs to interoperate locally or remotely similar to web services. It is the Messaging framework of WinFX.

WWF allows task automation and integrated transactions using workflows. This paper targets only WCF.

WinFX is intended to give programmers easier access to the functionality present in the Windows API.

Vplanes ships with a built-in webserver allowing for 100% Asp.Net web application design directly on the client computer.