Specifications

 
 

Technology 

DHTML+JavaScript browser application coupled with a lightweight server back-end for file management. 

Requirements

To view documents:

Any web browser. 

To edit documents:

Internet Explorer or Fire Fox. 

Downloads

None.

Security Prompts

None. Users receive no security prompts from the browser when using iNetWord.

HTML Format

HTML 4.01 Transitional

Interoperability
 ¤host systems 

Pages can be deployed to any host system. Intra-site links and IMG references are all page-relative so you can move pages to any base URL.

Interoperability
 ¤ applications

Import/export and copy/paste operations with modern word processors such as Microsoft Word utilize high-fidelity HTML+CSS and operate with virtually no loss of formatting.

Protocols

HTTP and HTTPS using CGI to communicate to the back-end.

Client-Side
Integration

Runs as a FRAMESET or as an IFRAME, or as an HTC element within a customer's page.

Back-End
Software

File management scripts written in PHP running on a *nix system.
Customers with CMS (Content Management Systems) in place can write or port back-end scripts in the language of their choice (ASP, JSP, etc) to integrate with the iNetWord browser client software.

Capacity

iNetWord works well on documents 20 pages or less in length. The lack of automated Table of Contents generation, Index generation, and the round trips the HTML makes to and from the server make it impractical to use iNetWord for lengthy documents. 

Scalability

Introduces no scalability limitations.

Security

The use of HTTPS and FTPS ensures that all data transmitted to and from the server is secure. 

Data Loss
Potential

Automatically saves each user's work every 30 seconds. The potential for data loss in the event of a network outage or computer failure is minimal.

Disconnected
Operation

None at this time. We plan to embed the client system into an HTA framework to provide disconnected operation within the browser.