ClarioNET software

By creating a thin client to run on Microsoft Windows desktops, ClarioNET helps you deliver a thin client identical to the applications the end user is used to. Theres no need to move the end user a platform they don't want or use html to approximate a real program, and ClarioNET takes full advantage of the resources on the Windows platform to keep communications with the server to a bare minimumpossibly the lowest bandwidth remote client yet for graphical business applications.The ClarioNET solution divides a Clarion application into a user interface layer and application layer. An end user downloads a small "client" program that is about 500KB, good for multiple sessions and/or applications. The "client" connects to a server in a series of compressed, encrypted transactions. The server sends instructions to the client to create a window and controls. Because the client is itself a windows application, it appears exactly like any other application, except for a small "LED" indicator on the caption bar that indicates when the client is sending or receiving information to or from the server. This solves the dilemma facing many companies attempting to deploy thin client solutions who quickly learn users are reluctant to trade their PCs for graphics terminals and thin client operating systems. The client supports all functions of a typical business application, including printing reports to the local printer. The end user has the ability to run their applications from any machine connected to the web (or the corporate Intranet). IT professionals and ASP providers gain security and control of the data, reducing the risk of a catastrophic loss by theft, accident, hardware failures, or security breaches.Communications between client and server are economical. Typically, when a new window is displayed, the client and server exchange about 3,000 bytes of data. Thereafter, only update instructions are exchanged and involve less than a few hundred bytes. No constant communications stream is maintained with the server, keeping overall bandwidth requirements down, and server activity to a minimum.In tests on a Windows 2000? server with twenty clients opening windows onto database tables, CPU activity on the server was kept below 15%, and memory usage was kept below 25% on a 512MB system. Only HTTP protocol is used, ensuring compatibility with most firewalls.ClarioNET deployment characteristics:Minimal client requirements: Microsoft Windows (Windows 95, 98, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP), as small as a 550KB .EXE footprint, about 6 meg RAM usage and an IP connection. Compressed encrypted communications, ultra low bandwidth requirement from client to server. 128 bit data encryption. Structured and formatted report printing to the clients local printer utilizing native Windows printing capability. Native windows user interface deployment to clients. Allows for file transfers between client and server, though normally the database remains server-side. Allows for personal configuration (.INI) files on the client, storing end user preferences. Full support for backgrounds, icons, images, fonts, and other typical window or control attributes. Is capable of using client side procedures for extended functionality. Efficient server "query" mode enable a who new area of functionality. Automatic Windows Help "HLP" support. Uses only HTTP port 80 or 8080; hence, minimal if any impact on firewall configuration. Low cost implementation Tight integration with the ClarioNET Server Deployment Manager.

ClarioNET is an entirely new class of specialized thin client for deploying Clarion applications.