Technical Specifications

Intralight software applications are developed with the latest Microsoft Access and Visual Basic tools. It is a 32-bit Windows application and performs optimally on Windows 2000/XP Pro. It is developed using the latest programming methodologies: Object-Oriented Design, Multi-tier Client/Server architecture and tSQL - used for high-level business processes. Intralight is powered by one of the top three databases on the planet, Microsoft Sequel (SQL) Server 2000. Source code is available to users by request, as part of the licensing agreement. It can be placed in the charge of a trustee for complete access if certain situations arose.

Intralight software solutions are designed, tested and supported on the following PC hardware:

PC @ Home Office	PC @ Store Back Office	Pocket PC
Minimum requirements: · 2.4GHZ processor · 256MB RAM · 40GB hard drive · 10/100 Ethernet · High-speed Internet access · Windows 2000/XP Pro with NTFS formatting (Note: If you use Win 2K/XP Pro now but dont have it formatted to NTFS, it is recommended that you reformat your hard drive, install the operating system and then format to NTFS)	Supported: * HP Compaq dc5000 Series small form factor desktop computer · 2.8GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor w/HyperThreading and 2^nd serial port and floppy · 256MB RAM · 40GB hard drive · 48x Max CD-ROM · 10/100/1000 Ethernet · USR 56K V.92 PCI FAXMODEM · Windows XP Pro · 56K or DSL Internet access	· Note: Must be purchased from and configured by Intralight. · Symbol PDT8100/8000 Pocket PC · 37 key, durable · Color touch screen · Batch processing · Pocket Windows · 3-key laser · Wide view · Bundled with Intralight iScan for inventory management.

• Localization capabilities (language and currency conversions)
• Unlimited line items can be setup in the application
• Front-end Presentation Layer: VB (core app), eVB (Pocket PC app)
• Reports GUI Presentation Layer: Crystal Reports and Proclarity
• Business Logic Layer: Stored procedures, triggers and OLAP cubes
• Data Layer: Microsoft SQL Server
• Business rules portability and flexibility in SQL tables and TSQL stored procedures
• Real-time entries and adjustments to the central database
• XML Interface between A/P and A/R sub-systems and General Ledger
• ASCI file export for import into external General Ledger systems
• Central database operates on Intralight Host Server running Microsoft SQL 2000 (client does not need server or server software to operate Intralight)
• Client version of app operates on MSDE
• ODBC, OLEDB and XML database compliant
• Web enabled TCP/IP, XML, OLEDB back office to home office communications
• Native data warehousing
• Archiving is not necessary for retail operations up to 3,000 stores
• Updates/upgrades distributed via web link/email
• Backups completed by minute, daily and monthly - CDs are mailed out to clients monthly

Communication Technology

Intralight Software data is transferred through Microsoft's OLE DB http://www.microsoft.com/data/) technology to MS SQL Servers native XML processing facilities. (see below for a definition of OLE DB)

OLE DB

(OLE DataBase) A programming interface for data access from Microsoft. It is a COM object that functions in a similar manner to ODBC, but for every type of data source not just SQL databases. Applications can use OLE DB to access data sources directly or they can use OLE DB to call ODBC to access ODBC databases. OLE DB for OLAP is used to access OLAP databases. Microsoft's ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) is a set of COM objects that provides a simpler interface to OLE DB. See , ODBC, DAO and RDO.

PC Installation

Intralight uses DeployCenter software by PowerQuest Corp. for deploying an imaging CD. Although sold as a single application, DeployCenter is a suite of utilities designed to simplify system deployment by duplicating and customizing system configurations across a network. Three basic elements come into play: system image creation, customization, and image propagation.