Carapace Hub

The Carapace Hub -- CHub -- is a highly configurable communications server.

Within the CHub the work is done by agents -- these agents can communicate together or can work in isolation as required. The CHub can be configured to perform as many or as few communications tasks as required.

The features which come as standard with the CHub are as follows:

Web-based UI The CHub administrator interface is Web-based so that it can be accessed across your LAN using a standard Web browser.

Web UI builder HTML templates provide a straightforward way to add Web front-ends onto other systems or to create them for databases.

monitor Each CHub agent can record a snapshot of its status within the Monitor -- this information can then be viewed with a standard Web browser.

user directory The Carapace authentication database holds details about users such as their various names and address details, their passwords, roles they can take on as well definitions of the resources a role can access.

message store The CHub can receive standard Internet email (via SMTP) and store mail for users within message stores. Access to the messages is via the standard POP3 protocol so that common mail programs such as Microsoft Outlook Express can be used. Message store administration is via a Web front end.

message transfer system The CHub can send Internet mail messages using the MTS interface -- this stores messages for local users within their message stores and sends to the remote MTA for non-local users.

audit The Audit provides a permanent record of activities done by the system -- it can be configured to hold different types of information and can be filtered using the Web front end.

scheduler The Scheduler within the CHub runs jobs at the configured times. The UI provides a flexible way to define the times at which jobs are required.

Web-based UI	The CHub administrator interface is Web-based so that it can be accessed across your LAN using a standard Web browser.
Web UI builder	HTML templates provide a straightforward way to add Web front-ends onto other systems or to create them for databases.
monitor	Each CHub agent can record a snapshot of its status within the Monitor -- this information can then be viewed with a standard Web browser.
user directory	The Carapace authentication database holds details about users such as their various names and address details, their passwords, roles they can take on as well definitions of the resources a role can access.
message store	The CHub can receive standard Internet email (via SMTP) and store mail for users within message stores. Access to the messages is via the standard POP3 protocol so that common mail programs such as Microsoft Outlook Express can be used. Message store administration is via a Web front end.
message transfer system	The CHub can send Internet mail messages using the MTS interface -- this stores messages for local users within their message stores and sends to the remote MTA for non-local users.
audit	The Audit provides a permanent record of activities done by the system -- it can be configured to hold different types of information and can be filtered using the Web front end.
scheduler	The Scheduler within the CHub runs jobs at the configured times. The UI provides a flexible way to define the times at which jobs are required.

Custom Agents

Custom agents can be housed within the CHub to perform non-standard tasks. These agents can be quickly developed using the Carapace scripting language to perform such tasks as providing:

remote access to existing in-house systems
data mapping between different protocols -- e.g. Videotex to HTML
web-enabling legacy systems.

The Carapace script has excellent COM capabilities therefore allowing you to develop a COM component using the language of your choice and embedding it within the CHub.

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