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"Power to the People..." Web Browser Based Back Office
Functions
ProteanPAPER© technology is the accounting
and information technology solution for everyone. Virtually all businesses
and organizations require basic back office functions. Similarly,
most businesses and organizations require a web presence for their
customers or members. ProteanPAPER© is the tool that makes that presence
and the back office work together for your business.
By making your business's web presence data driven, your consumer web site
and all the functionality of it automatically update when your business data changes.
ProteanPAPER© puts your accounting, inventory, scheduling, client services, and whatever
other systems you need on the same data platform. Now, if your inventory changes, your retail
web site immediately reflects the change. If your contact information changes, your retail
web site immediately reflects that change as well. You can facilitate customer communication,
customer scheduling, technical support, employee purchase requisitioning and other functions
using a web based format that is powerful, secure, and easy to use all at the same time.
No more paying for more "seats" for your business software. ProteanPAPER© is implemented as a large
collection of scripts on a single server. Access to these scripts are controlled through password and
network restrictions for security, but there is virtually no limit on the number of people who can
use the allowed scripts. Any computer with a compatible browser can use
ProteanPAPER©. So, as you
hire more employees, you can immediately give them access to the data they need. No software to install,
no additional seat licenses to buy, no network reconfiguration.
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How ProteanPAPER© Works and How can it be Affordable and
Powerful at the Same Time?
You may have heard of "client-server
software", where each user's computer runs a client program and one or more
servers supply data to those clients. ProteanPAPER© is built upon a similar
concept, but the client is very simple, and very familiar. ProteanPAPER©
uses your web browser (Internet Explorer, or Firefox) as the client. The
data server (and web server) is a powerful LINUX box running Apache and the MySQL database application.
Matching ProteanPAPER's user
interface to the capabilities of a web browser has allowed Protean Logic to
concentrate on the logical structure of our applications. By not choosing
to invest large amounts of development on software clients, we free development
resources for the central issues of the application. This makes our
applications easier to write and maintain and makes them easier for our
customers to learn and afford. This efficiency translates to lower acquisition costs
and operating costs for ProteanPAPER© customers.
Two Configurations to Put the PaperWORK© System to Work in Your
Business
There are two ways to utilize
ProteanPAPER©. The first method
uses a shared server that you access via the internet. You
interact with your data using your Browser through the internet. Information is
presented to you in an effective way using familiar forms and
lists that you use to enter and report your businesses data. This
data is accessed via an SSL encrypted link with many security
features in place. A business only needs to pay a very reasonable
quarterly subscription fee for the services they use. This method
of using ProteanPAPER© frees the business from most technical
concerns while enjoying the benefits of a complete solution.
Imagine having an enterprise IT solution from day one!
The second method is virtually identical except
that your company purchases the server and licenses
the ProteanPAPER© software for that server. The Server is placed in your local
network. For businesses that have reached sufficient size, this is
the best solution. Having the server in-house provides greater control,
faster access, better performance for your money. Your in-house server can
still be accessible from the web for your customers. You can also make the
back office functions available (with the necessary security steps) so that
you and your employees can work remotely with your data.
By accepting this upfront cost and
technical responsibility,
the larger business gains the advantages of increased reliability
and faster data transmission as well as direct control of their
data. No longer is the server being shared with other businesses.
This configuration has most of the benefits as traditional
client-server software and has extra benefits like unlimited
"seats" (add as many users as you want). No software to install
and maintain on user's computers. Inherent remote access capabilities.
Seamless data-enabled web sites for your customers where all data is
"live" and you can see and manipulate data like inventories in
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Back Office Login
Back Office Functions Menu
Back Office Order List
Back Office Customer List
Back Office Inventory Categories List
Back Office Inventory List
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Back Office Inventory Item Edit
Back Office Shop Cart Photo Gallery
Back Office GL Account List
(Chart of Accounts)
Back Office GL Transaction List
Back Office General Ledger Report
Back Office General Ledger
Excel Format Data Dump
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How to Grow With ProteanPAPER©
One of the great things about ProteanPAPER© is that you can
migrate from a shared server to your own dedicated server with
virtually no "growing pains". Your programs are the same so the interface is
identical and the data transfers with no problems... NONE! We can
even build and configure your server with programs and data
installed to make the upgrade a literal plug and play affair. LINUX,
though a little tricky to set up, is very stable and needs little
maintenance to keep running. In fact, ProteanPAPER© servers are
sold preconfigured as data appliances. This means you just plug them in and
forget about them for the most part. They perform backups automatically,
have redundant drives for reliability, and have most administrative
controls locked down for security. So, having a server in house presents little
need for technical expertise in-house. You will likely find that you spend
a lot more time keeping your windows computers (the ones with the browser,
spreadsheets, etc.) working correctly than you spend on your server. You
will want to become diligent about swapping your data backup drives, though.
As your company becomes larger, you
might wish to use even more powerful network configurations and servers. At
that point, you can afford the necessary technical personnel. You may even
wish to have some custom client software written based upon the
ProteanPAPER© database structure to streamline the most critical aspects of
your business. Protean Logic can help with this as well, by supplying
source code and expertise.
Get started now, with our 30 day, no questions asked,
trial subscription.
Most businesses will want to start out with the
shared server version of ProteanPAPER©. It is inexpensive, and there are very
few technical issues associated with using it. Most of the hardcore IT
stuff is taken care of by the ProteanPAPER© provider who manages the shared
server. You simply subscribe to the service by following "Create
Company" link below where you will be asked to supply some basic
business and credit card information for a minimum subscription of one
quarter of a year. From that point in time you have 30 days to follow our
quick start tutorial and start using the system for your business. If you
decide at any time within the first 30 days that ProteanPAPER© is not the
solution for you, simply notify us, your provider, and we will end your
subscription and credit your credit card for the amount of the
subscription.
Lets be honest, the cost of the
subscription or
the price of software is only a part of the real cost of evaluating a business
system. Even a superficial examination of a major business system like
ProteanPAPER© will require time which is likely more valuable than the cost of
the product. For that reason, you may want to take a few minutes to look at
additional presentations below and go over our features to give you confidence that
time evaluating ProteanPAPER© is well spent.
Click
here to View Documentation, PowerPoint presentations, and Videos of ProteanPAPER©
Click
here to read about ProteanPAPER and its public consumer side
Click
here to read more about the details
or ProteanPAPER© and its implementation
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