Steve
The driver for this (pun intended) is the application not the technology. So the
first question is "do they have an existing app", If the answer is yes then the solution is
TS, RDP works on dialup and gprs. The main problem is printing because TS client
printing will not 'work' at 56K, (unless you consider 5+ minutes per page working)
The answer is to use a VPN Server which allocates a static IP and an LPD client on the
remote PC. you then config an LPD printer on the TS. Windows it seems attempts to
send out a print meta file which blows out (Windows Test page, which is about 25-75K of
HPPCL becomes 500K of network traffic), also avoid client USB printers
If they don't have an app then I'd seroiusly consider a Web App based on PHP components
You email could use Squirrel Mail, Project Management PHProjekt and the rest you could
either roll you own or modify PHProjekt, For Drawings I'd use PDF Files
HTH
Neven
Stephen Barker wrote:
Hi all,
I've got a request at present from a customer who has rapidly grown from a one-man tradesman company to employing a dozen or more staff, some in the office, some working from another office and some on site (construction).
They need hardware and software to enable easy access to quotes, jobs, drawings, email etc from remote sites. Some of these sites will not have broadband, and they will need laptop/gprs or pda/gprs type solutions.
Before I get started researching, does anyone have any ideas or opinions or know of any existing solutions on:
1. remote access using pcAnywhere, VNC etc (too slow to be feasible over dialup?)
2. Terminal Services - is it practical to use over dial-up or gprs?
3. Remote printing - they may need to print quotes/Invoices from the truck.
4. Redevelop a web interface to their software (or parts of it) so direct data entry can be done with a browser, and therefore a pda.
5. Laptop users with full software/data and a synchronisation method back to the office DB - preferably over dial-up. (Briefcase)
6. Develop PDA cut down version of their software with similar synchronisation.
What does everyone else do for remote users of their software?
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