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Benefits for Customers Using InToto
While the existing software needed to implement today's most commonly used
Internet services are available from other sources, they exist in hundreds of
pieces, provide only ad hoc documentation, and are virtually impossible to
install and configure in an efficient fashion. Customers want the stability and
functionality but require more packaging and support than has traditionally been
provided by the Unix community. As a result, many end-user organizations take
advantage only of the World Wide Web software provided by other software vendors
and miss out on other, equally important Internet services that improve system
security, simplify connectivity, provide mail and messaging capabilities, and
more. Typically, these companies have bought one of the incomplete software
server packages (usually a Web server) currently on the market. Outlined
below are the following Benefits:
Cost Savings
Without InToto it would require approximately 3-5 person-months to complete
the installation of the software that InToto includes. Typically, system
administrators who perform this type of work earn between $60-100K per year in
salary alone. Thus, the time to create a local "InToto-equivalent"
server software is estimated to cost about $25K in salary or $40K fully
encumbered. Furthermore, system administrators are usually busy resolving
immediate network problems and may be able to only spend a small amount of time
each day creating, modifying, and enhancing their "InToto-equivalent",
making the process even longer or seemingly never ending. One result can be a
disorganized file system, non-working applications, and increased exposure to
security risks. Using InToto, the software can be installed and utilized by
end-users within a day.
Cost Management
Without the standard InToto upgrades, a system administrator would require
approximately one additional person-month per year to individually upgrade all
the software pieces included in InToto. The InToto upgrade package makes it
possible to upgrade all of the software components of InToto in an hour.
If the system administrator neglects to provide upgrades then there may be a
negative impact on productivity. These software pieces are constantly being
improved to increase functionality, security, operability, and efficiency.
Without constant monitoring and installing of upgrades, a security hole may be
left open which can be exploited. In addition, productivity gains for end-users
may not be realized quickly if new functionality is not added as it becomes
available.
Most large organizations and many high-tech companies are sensitive to
licensing issues. It is key to realize these software pieces are not in the
public domain-they have legal use and distribution restrictions. Each software
program is usually comprised of many pieces, each with its own legal
restrictions. We provide both a one-stop license, and license tracking
capabilities.
Reduced downtime. Our knowledge of Unix, networking, and telecommunications
means that we know how to best configure the software we use. This improves
reliability and decreases downtime. Proven quality. Our products work. New
programs and newer versions of existing programs are not used until they are as
good or better than commercially developed software. Since we compile the source
code ourselves, the resulting software is guaranteed to be virus-free-whereas
pre-compiled programs (binary versions) that can be downloaded from the Internet
are not.
We have developed our own proprietary methodology to deal with the
complexity of using these software pieces. Adhering to the CLIPS methodology
makes it simpler for a company and is a prerequisite for maintaining support
through CLIPS. The CLIPS proprietary methodology includes these characteristics:
- Consistent naming scheme for installation and use of the software
- Rational packaging of software-preventing interaction between programs,
making management easier, making use of software more logical and intuitive
- Configuring and compiling for optimal utility and security
- And more!
Because our product is so easy to install, our customers' system
administrators can spend their time programming, providing support for hardware
and software, configuring and managing networks, and planning. Overall, it
doesn't make sense for companies to develop Internet servers in-house unless
they have a strong desire to unnecessarily spend significant amounts of time and
money.
The alternative to buying InToto is to buy a single-purpose server software
lacking functionality and security. Though some companies offer specialized Web
server software, such as Netscape's Commerce Server software, they fail to
provide other necessary Internet functions.
The software we use is often more stable than our competition's software.
Many of the software pieces that are included in our product were key to
building the Internet. Over the years these programs have been constantly
refined and debugged.
A division of:
Computational Logic, Inc.
1717 West 6th Street, Suite 290,
Austin, Texas U.S.A. 78703 Phone: 512/322-9955
FAX: 512/477-0774 clips@cli.com |