<DD>To provide managers with both high-level and detailed representations of up-to-date statistics. </DD>
<DT><strong>Components</strong></DT>
<DD>Windows NT Server 4.0; Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0; Active Server Pages (ASP); ADO; Microsoft SQL Server; Internet Explorer version 3.02 with Authenticode 2 update, or later versions of Internet Explorer</DD>
<DT><strong>Environment</strong></DT>
<DD>Intranet, secured; Windows NT network</DD>
</DL>
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<%
If InStr(Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_USER-AGENT"), "MSIE") Then
MachPath = "../mm/iisctr4m.asp"
Else
MachPath = "iimmnscp.htm"
End If %>
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<center><a href="<%= MachPath%>"><img src="iimm.gif" border=0 alt="Using an Intranet Application to Make Business Decisions" align="top" border=0></a></center>
<p>Use Visual Interdev to write ASP code in the scripting language of your choice, using Microsoft Data Access to generate the main statistics table. Each element in the table provides a link; the ASP code provides the substance behind the links, while the data itself comes from a Microsoft SQL Server database.</p>
<h2><A NAME="H2_37672577">Result</a></h2>
<p>Your management has access to vital, timely information at their desktops, enabling "management by exception."</p>