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Wanna know how to get from “Y” to“K” ?
Farisai Mabvudza
Uma Rudraraju
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George Wells
Greg Foster
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Presented By… Supervised By…
Why RUM?
Rhodes has never used this system before – Introduce technology
Not many people know about it
Customer has to be in Grahamstown to view products
Cash needs to be paid upfront by existing Rhodes students.
Advantages of RUM to the University
Easy maintenance
Lower overheads
User profile – identifying users
Automatic processing of orders
New and increased revenue channels
Increased market reach
Improved loyalty
Advantages of RUM to the Customer
User friendly interactions
Secure transactions
Product features
Up to date
Confirmation of orders
Orders can be made from anywhere in the world
Customers are able to shop around the clock without leaving their homes
The Concept of Teamwork
“Two heads are better than one”
Diversity of ideas
Increased productivity, efficiency and quality
Real world – teams for projects
Aiming for a fully working system
Division of Work
Uma
Development of RUM Webpage
Data Validation
Documentation for the above mentioned tasks of the project
Essential Components
HTMLThe publishing language of the World WideWeb.
JavascriptIs a language which allows a webpage to havedynamic content
JSPTechnology that allows web developers anddesigners to rapidly develop and easily maintain,information-rich, dynamic web pages thatleverage existing business systems.
Division of Work
FarisaiDevelopment of RUM WebpageOnline HelpDatabase setup and validationLinking RUM to DatabaseImplementation of security featuresImplementation of a few possible extensionsDocumentation for the above mentioned tasks
Essential Components
MS AccessDBMS to store product and customer details
JDBCAn industry standard for database independent connectivitybetween a computer platform or device operating in the Javaenvironment and a wide range of databases
Tomcat Web ServerIs a Java based Web Application container that was createdto run Servlets and JSP in Web applications.
Advantages of Tomcat
Available for free
Easy to install and set up
Platform independent
Good security features
Support for JSP 1.2
Servlet API 2.3 compliance
Advantages of Tomcat
Automatic servlet reloading
Thread-pooling and JVM load-balancing
Automatic deployment of Web ARchive (WAR) files
NSAPI and ISAPI integration
A command-line JSP-to-servlet code tool
JSP vs ASP
JSP ASP
Web Server Any Web server, including Apache, Netscape, and IIS
Microsoft IIS or Personal Web Server
Ability to Integrate with Data Sources
Works with any ODBC- and JDBC technology-compliant database
Works with any ODBC-compliant database
Platforms Most popular platforms
Microsoft Windows
JSP vs ASP
JSP ASP
Scripting Language Java VBScript, JScript
Reusable, Cross-Platform Components
JavaBeans,
Enterprise JavaBeans, Custom JSP Tags
No
Customizable Tags Yes No
Memory Leak Protection
Yes No
Security Against System Crashes
Yes No
Expected Output
The expected deliverables are:
The development of a rudimentary system which, we hope, could be used at Rhodes University
Documentation
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