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Technical Overview Of Journal


Journal is made up of 4 components
  • Journal Client
  • Journal Server
  • Journal Web Application
  • Database
Journal Architecture Diagram


Journal Client

Win32 Windows service. Designed for Windows 2000 and Windows XP Professional

Journal client is installed on each user's computer. It has no graphical user interface and requires no user intervention. It uses many plug-ins to determine the user's current activity, including plug-ins for Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Adobe applications, Instant Messaging applications etc. It sends the activity information to the Journal server using TCP/IP sockets. It can be installed and upgraded remotely with ease.


Journal Server

.NET Windows service. Designed for Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003. Requires .NET Framework version 1.1.

Journal server receives employee activity information from the Journal clients and saves it in the Journal database using ODBC.


Journal Web Application

ASP.NET Web Application. Designed for Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003. Requires .NET Framework version 1.1. Requires Internet Information Services 5+ (IIS).

The Journal Web Application is an ASP.NET application. It provides the web interface that allows employees and their managers to view their activity history and statistics. It reads the activity information from the system database using ODBC.


Database

Journal is compatible with the following database systems 
  • MySQL
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005