V-smart Frequently Asked Questions
What are the main benefits of V-smart?
V-smart has been developed with the requirements of a modern library environment in mind in which
web-based systems are increasingly becoming the norm. As you only require a browser in order to use V-smart, the system offers you a number of major advantages:
- The V-smart client is platform independent. This means that V-smart can operate on non-Windows clients.
- The user interface can easily be customized through style sheets (CSS).
- Maintenance is a lot easier, precisely because there is no need to install client software. As a result, overall cost of ownership is lower than with Vubis Smart.
Are their differences in functionality between V-smart and Vubis Smart?
After the introduction of Vubis Smart 3.0 in the summer of 2009, Vubis Smart and V-smart will be essentially identical in terms of the back-end application server. Realistically, one may assume that eventually the back-end functionality of V-smart and Vubis Smart will differ. In the short term, however, functionality will remain the same.
What database version does V-smart require?
V-smart requires Caché version 2008.1.2
What browsers does V-smart support?
V-smart supports the following browsers:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0, 7.0
- Mozilla Firefox 2.0, 3.0
What is the release schedule for V-smart?
V-smart 1.0 is currently available for installation. Version 2.0 of V-smart will be available in the summer of 2009.
What type of new functionality does each release include?
Version 1 includes a browser-based architecture including customizable style sheets and other benefits (see question 1 above).
Version 2 will include additional interface changes, ODBC/SQL access to core data, and role based user management functionality.
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