The InFocus Server is a software platform for deploying, running, and managing composite applications that combine real-time dashboard visibility with integrated activity management, allowing managers to detect and respond to events that impact their business.
Leveraging SOA and an innovative composite application model, the InFocus Server provides the set of building blocks required for configuring workplace-focused composite applications, including collaboration and activity management services, content/knowledge services, and data composition and search services. These services are depicted in the following diagram:
Leveraging nearly 20 years of data integration expertise, the InFocus Server accelerates and simplifies information integration, navigation, and monitoring, from structured and unstructured data, internal or external to the organization. This is based on metadata-driven access technology and the robust connectivity provided by the Attunity Integration Suite.
Business users use the rich interface offered by the intuitive InFocus Workplace to access the composite applications deployed on the InFocus Server. These applications can be configured within days using the InFocus Designers.
Capabilities:
The InFocus Server provides services and unique technologies required for composite applications, including:
- Context management across information, people, and activities
- Information search and indexing (fuzzy) allowing to compensate for data inaccuracies
- Data access and navigating from virtually any source, including unique data composition technology and intelligent caching
- Alert and notification services identify business conditions pro-actively
- Knowledge management services allow users to add and share user-generated content to the workplace
- Collaboration services allow users to interact, share information, and manage tasks effectively
- Snapshot technology allows the capture of point-in-time workplace information
- Journal service keeps a historical reference of activities and snapshots
Benefits:
- Rapid deployment of new composite applications
- Reduced risk in developing and deploying composite applications
- Lower total cost of ownership (TCO)
- Based on a standard and proven application server platform
- Fits into a service oriented architecture (SOA)