Microsoft .NET and Seradex ERP

What is .NET?

Microsoft "wiped the slate clean" and redesigned the way computing should be done. .NET is the next-generation computing platform from Microsoft. .NET is a better platform for building and running software applications because it provides an unprecedented set of tools and prefabricated components. .NET is faster, more secure and easier to install, maintain, and upgrade.

However the major advantage of .NET is that it makes it easy for software application to interact with each other over the internet. This is critical for manufacturing companies streamlining their supply chain. This technology will enable dramatic changes in how commerce is conducted for small and mid size manufacturing companies. Some of the benefits to anticipate include:

You will receive customers orders and send out purchase orders in ‘real-time’.
The cost of these transactions will be much lower.
Customers and suppliers can check their status online.
Portable devices will allow anytime anywhere access to information.

The main reasons we like .NET are:

• It fixes the biggest problem with Windows -- using DLLs and Registry.
• It allows you to use one tool to write software for databases, PDAs, Windows and the Web.
• Web Services make it easy to link different systems across the internet

When choosing an ERP system you need to make sure you are choosing a technology platform that will be supported for many years. Microsoft.NET is a key strategic initiative for Microsoft and over 50% of their revenues are linked to this technology so you can be sure it will be supported for many years.

Seradex was the first ERP company to release an all Microsoft based product (in 1992). So we have a long history of developing applications in Microsoft Products.

Just a few of the technologies that Microsoft .Net can exchange information with includes Microsoft Exchange, Visual Basic, C++, C#, Java, Common Language Runtime (CLR), DLLs, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Pocket PC, CE.NET, Windows Mobile, Tablet PC, MDAC, OLE DB, ODBC, ADO and ADO.NET, Web Services, XML, .NET Remoting, sockets, secure sockets, Oracle, Internet Information Services (IIS), ASP.NET, threading, GDI+, DirectX, Flash, Windows Media Player, Microsoft Agent, BizTalk Server, and others.

Microsoft .NET has a tremendous set of resources for globalization and localization. This includes languages, date formats and currency formats to support many different languages and cultures. Beware of ERP products developed in Foxpro, dbase, SQLbase, AS400, UNIX and other obsolete technology. These products don't have the long future that .NET has.

Other factors that .Net Offers:

• Microsoft .NET: A Programming Platform
• Microsoft .NET: A Set of Server Products
• Microsoft .NET: A Broad Vision
• MICROSOFT .NET Interoperability
• .NET Offers Database Connectivity
• .NET Offers Database Connectivity: Extensive Support for XML
• .NET Provides App to App and B-to-B Interoperability
• .NET Is a Standards-Based Initiative
• Microsoft.NET Reduces Development Time
• .NET Simplifies Web Development
• Multiple Languages and Technologies Supported in .NET
• Third-Party Languages Can Be Compiled for the .NET Platform
• Microsoft .NET Reduces Costs
• Solve DLL Hell With .NET
• Microsoft .NET Scalability
• Use .NET to Improve Scalability in Application Servers
• Microsoft .NET Improved Performance

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