ArchivistaBox 2007/III with AJAX technology

March 14, 2007; 06:55 AM
Release 2007/III of Archivista, the well-to-do embedded DMS solution of the Zurich based software enterprise of the same name offers a completely new WebClient.

Thanks to latest AJAX technology working with the WebClient is now as comfortable as it used to be the case only with non web-based programs (fat clients). The new WebClient is several times faster than the old version. Responsibility for this leap is due to a completely rewritten image library which was created in co-operation with exactcode.de.

All information (image data) is calculated afresh for the applicable screen size and images are displayed in fractions of seconds. Black and white images (Tiff files) are delivered as 2 bit greyscale images in PNG format, the reason being that current browsers still do not maximise quality of black and white images. What is more, JPG images can be rotated and saved without any loss and again in fractions of seconds.

Apart from an improved WebClient Archivista gained by more autonomous deployment of the ArchivistaBox. Newly archived folders can be automatically written to DVD/CDs. As long term archiving requires more than one copy of archiving media, several DVD/CD writing devices can be operated.

Another new feature of ArchivistaBox 2007/III is the signing of the documents. All changes to the data are logged in revision proof manner. This allows Feststellung, who when where and how had access to the data. Together with the possibility to deploy ArchivistaBox redundantly and autonomously, i.e.. independently of existing solutions ArchivistaBox 2007/III is predestined for use in medical and pharmacological environments.

With the exception of FineReader text recognition the entire product is subject to the GPL and as such OpenSource. To avoid lästig compilation of the sources, ArchivistaBox (incl sources) can be downloaded as ISO file directly from archivista.ch or sourceforge.net. ArchivistaBox can be used 'stand alone' on any computer (from 256MByte RAM) or in the framework of a virtual box.

Archivista GmbH produces and sells DMS products since 1998. From the year 2005 onward the development focus has lain with OpenSource applications like ArchivistaBox. The managing director, Urs Pfister, has been in charge of the company since 1998. It is 100% privately owned.