Technical Platform
With the emergence of open standards and the Web, CaterXpert saw the opportunity
to create an advanced information solution for caterers based on the same powerful
productivity enhancing technologies afforded by Fortune 100 companies.
CaterXpert integrates several technologiesenterprise resource planning,
groupware, relational databases, workflow automation, and XML. To drive down costs
for customers, the solution resides on a secured, hosted environment and is delivered
over the Web. The platform architecture is open and scalable. Customers have no
additional hardware to buy or software to maintain. Migration issues with upgrades
or enhancements are eliminated.
The Key: Applications Architecture
The software applications architecture employs a highly flexible business logic
layer. This permits caterers to easily tailor CaterXpert to their particular
business rules, practices, and definitions. The architecture and data capture schemes
allows unparalleled flexibility and accuracy in recording, tracking, and managing
companyactivities. The architecture is continually building libraries and extending
its APIs to new front-end devices and enterprise systems.
The applications reside in a highly redundant and secure operational environment
that is designed for high-availability. Customer information and transaction data
are backed up daily, redundant databases ensure data permanence, UPS battery power
supply all back-up systems, and rollover T-1 facilities standby in case of network
failures. All web servers are fire-walled and use secure server technology for authentication
and encryption.