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Below is a brief description of the underlying technologies that power Senior Independent School Software.

Databases
Our central database is a SQL database running under Oracle Database software. All of our school software, both web and front-end, run off of a single database for complete integration.

Oracle Database software is the state of the art in object-relational databases. Oracle is the world's most popular database and the first designed specifically for the internet. Oracle Database is the first database designed for grid computing, the most flexible and cost-effective way to manage enterprise information. It cuts costs of management while providing the highest possible quality of service. Oracle Database significantly reduces the costs of managing the IT environment, with a simplified install, greatly reduced configuration and management requirements, and automatic performance diagnosis and SQL tuning.

Oracle Database supports many of the largest information systems in the world. For nearly 3 decades it has set the industry standard for performance and scalability. Starting with multi-version read consistency in Oracle6, each release has introduced innovative features designed to improve database performance and scalability. Database servers face the challenge of servicing an unpredictable (potentially extremely large) number of users, while at the same time providing predictable and satisfying performance for all types of queries and updates, both batch and real-time. Oracle Database’s built-in capabilities address these requirements, guaranteeing excellent scalability and optimal resource utilization at all times.

Key Areas:

Application Development
Internet Content Management
Data Integration
Availability
Manageability
Business Intelligence Platform
Scalability and Performance
Security
Windows 2000 Integration

Application Server
Oracle's Internet Application Server runs your Java EE applications 2-4 times faster than any other application server. Internet Application Server is based on the Apache Web Server, so you get the best of the open-software world combined with the security of Oracle round-the-clock support.

Key Features:

The industry's fastest, highly scalable Java EE-certified engine.
Support for open Internet standards, such as Java EE, XML, SOAP, UDDI and WSDL.
Integrated Apache web server.
Optimized to work with the Oracle database.

Front-end Applications
Our front-end applications are developed using Microsoft's .Net technologies.

.NET is the Microsoft Web services strategy to connect information, people, systems, and devices through software. Integrated across the Microsoft platform, .NET technology provides the ability to quickly build, deploy, manage, and use connected, security-enhanced solutions with Web services. .NET-connected solutions enable businesses to integrate their systems more rapidly and in a more agile manner.

Web Applications
Our web applications are developed using Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE). Java EE (formerly J2EE) is the industry standard for developing portable, robust, scalable and secure server-side Java applications. Building on the solid foundation of Java SE, Java EE provides web services, component model, management, and communications APIs that make it the industry standard for implementing enterprise class service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Web 2.0 applications.

For more information on our My BackPack web application, click here.