Neven, They do have an app, but It's not going to grow with them I feel, so we are looking at alternatives, and the technology goes hand in hand as they would ideally be using pda's in the field.
If we go TS, then it widens the field of apps to consider and probably means little development effort needed. I'm going to test the performance of this as soon as I set up a TS server and connect from my pda. Thanks for the info, regards, Steve > -----Original Message----- > From: Neven MacEwan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 28 May 2004 5:14 p.m. > To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > Subject: Re: [DUG] remote access options > > > 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? > > > >thanks, > >Steve > >_______________________________________________ > >Delphi mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.683 / Virus Database: 445 - Release Date: 12/05/2004 > > _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
