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  About eBdesk eXpander

eBdesk eXpander Corporate Portal is available for Microsoft Windows NT / 2000 version, with database Microsoft SQL Server. eBdesk eXpander combines portal builder, advanced personalization engine, complete collaboration tools, development tools and administration with a single login, integrated environment. You can see our demo by viewing screen captures, download demo installer, and see documentation. 

System Requirement 

   Operating System :
                - Microsoft Windows 2000 with latest service pack, or
                - Microsoft Windows 2003
   Database : MS SQL Server 2000 with latest service pack
   Minimum server hardware :
                - Processor Pentium III 600
                - RAM 256 MB
                - Hard disk space for program installation & initial data : 100 MB


Features & Screen Preview 

We excerpt several screens to give you illustration about this product. You can also see this screens as brochure in Adobe Acrobat pdf file [ download eBdesk eXpander Brochure  [1920KB] ]. For detailed screens you can browse through each module (left menu), more than 100 other screens are available. 

MyDesk

MyDesk (1) is frontpage or first page to be displayed to users, and possibly the most important page since it will show selection of channels from various sources. eBdesk provides channels from eBdesk applications (2), prebuilt channels from eBdesk SDK (3), and users can create unlimited channels with eBdesk SDK or other development tools. 

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1. fp_default_s.gif (234853 bytes)  2. channel_ebdesk_apps.gif (65171 bytes)  3. channel_ebdesk_sdk.gif (76834 bytes)


Personalization

Personalization gives users option to set their own portal, consists of :
  - Change all menu, tab, channel's title to any languages and characters (1)
  - Change all pages' contents (2) and layout (3)
  - Change themes and create new themes (4)
  - Change portal logo, greetings and icon (1)
  - Change user's profile and local setting 
  - Manage informal groups 
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1. personalize_menu_result.gif (121773 bytes)  2a. personalize_content_channel.gif (118875 bytes)  2b. personalize_layout_split.gif (77787 bytes)  3.  


Collaboration

eBdesk bundles complete collaboration tools in a box, consist of mail (1), forum (2), calendar (3), task to do, news (4), chat, polling (5), public folder (6), address book, picture gallery (7), SMS gateway (8). 

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1. mail_sent_folder.gif (94560 bytes)  2. forum_content_topic.gif (92591 bytes)  3. calendar_monthly.gif (59517 bytes) 4. news_content_detail.gif (100182 bytes)  

5. gallery_view.gif (112982 bytes)  6. folder_browse.gif (93939 bytes)  7. poll_view.gif (87128 bytes)  8. sms_sent.gif (45922 bytes)


Development Tools

eBdesk SDK (Software Development Kit) gives more flexibility to build various channels or applications :
  - DB Connector to make connection to databases (1)
  - SQL Builder to make SQL (Structured Query Language) from database tables (2)
  - Graph Builder to develop graphs : bar, pie, line, area, 3D graphs (3)
  - Report Builder to develop reports : tabular, columnar, and report with pictures (4)
  - Custom Channels to develop channels with Javascript, HTML, XML, Microsoft 
    Visual Basic, or other tools / languages (5)
  - Clipper to develop clips from any internet sites, the information are downloaded 
    to local databases to enable viewing without direct internet connection (6)
  - Help Designer to develop and change context help 
  - Search Builder to define search criteria to eBdesk repository and channels 
  - API (Application Programming Interfaces) to develop new channels with 
    eBdesk libraries

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1. dev_db_connector.gif (53538 bytes)  2. dev_rg_create_sql.gif (108529 bytes) 3. dev_rg_graph.gif (114929 bytes) 

4. dev_custom_spread_sheet.gif (107596 bytes)  

5a. dev_custom_active_x.gif (109911 bytes)  5b. dev_custom_iframe.gif (108619 bytes)  5c. dev_custom_spread_sheet.gif (107596 bytes)  6. dev_clipper_channel.gif (89798 bytes)


Administration

Many administrative features have been delegated to each applications, for example creating new content categories, forum boards management, news categories, chat room, sharing information. Delegated administration is important thing for big corporations with thousands of users, separated places and organizations, that can be impossible to handle by centralized administrators. 

There are several jobs to do at portal level such as account management (1), access right (2), manage overall organizations (3) and default setting (4). 

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1. admin_account_user.gif (71831 bytes)  2. admin_access_right_apps.gif (72710 bytes)  3. admin_organization.gif (63039 bytes) 

4. admin_portal_theme.gif (98645 bytes)  

 

For detailed screens you can browse through left menu, more than 100 other screens are available.
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