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MAS 500’s Underlying Technology
To
help you better understand the underlying technology of an accounting
software package, I highly recommend that you first read the following
articles:
Underlying
Technology - http://www.accountingsoftwareadvisor.com/topics/technology.htm
Programming Languages - http://www.accountingsoftwareadvisor.com/topics/programinglang.htm
Product Testing - http://www.accountingsoftwareadvisor.com/topics/testing.htm
What is a 32-bit application - http://www.accountingsoftwareadvisor.com/topics/32bit.htm
Programming
Language - MAS 500 is
developed in
Visual Basic (also known as Visual Studio .NET) and Transact SQL for Microsoft SQL Server.
Database
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Microsoft SQL Server 2000
Source
Code - is available for purchase. Source
code requires purchase of the Advanced edition of MAS 500,
and each module then costs about $10,000. See the pricing
table for more information.
Development Tools - MAS500 is optimized for the Microsoft
environment with the following development tools:
Microsoft.NET, Microsoft Visual basic 6.0, Microsoft Component Object
Model (COM) implemented with a high level of granularity, and
Transact-SQL.
Transaction Volume - MAS 500 distributes processing between the
client machine using Visual Basic and Visual C++ and the server suing
Transact-SQL. Following are some sample benchmarks:
GL Journal Posting -
1,565,000+ transactions/hour
AP Voucher Posting - 467,000 transactions/hour
AR Invoice Posting - 244,000 transactions/hour
SO Shipment Posting - 360,000 transactions/hour
Operating Systems - Windows 2000
Remote Access - Microsoft Terminal Services, Citrix MetaFrame
Testing
- No information is currently available.
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