Delivering results with DbNetSuite

Tasked with creating a complex and prestigious publicly funded web-application by the Scottish Executive Education Department, Dr Barry Clark was looking for a suite of tools that would enable him to get the job done quickly, efficiently, in-budget and on-time. Using DbNetSuite he was able to achieve all his objectives in less than 3 weeks.

We were recently funded by the Scottish Executive Education Department to research into setting up a national system to solve the teacher training placement problem across Scotland. The project involved a complex matrix of 32 Local Authorities, 3000 schools and 7 Universities, matching demand (requests from the Universities) to capacity (places available in Schools). The solution had to be internet based and slick in operation. Knowing from the outset that ASP would be too slow, we experimented with a Delphi n-tier database application running over port 80. This worked but was problematic in terms of installation and support.

I sensed that AJAX and ASP.NET could be a solution and finally found DbNetSuite supplied by DbNetLink. Despite massive experience in ASP I was a complete ASP.NET / AJAX novice, so had concerns about switching to this environment. These were completely unfounded, within 3 weeks I had totally re-written the n-tier Delphi application into ASPX and substantially enhanced the functionality with drill-down grids, side-by-side tabular and editing panels (using DbNetGrid and DbNetEdit), data filters etc.

Not only did the application look modern and professional, it was easy to use and FAST. The use of AJAX clearly showed up in areas like data filtering and posting data: the absence of slow and annoying page refreshes is a real boon to operators using the application on a daily basis. Without DbNetSuite, my research and development would have been completely off track. Instead, I have a polished, fast and professional looking web application - all with minimal coding, allowing me to concentrate on design and functionality, without wondering "can I make it work?". With DbNetSuite, and not forgetting the excellent technical support, you can !

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