Differences between
Pro Schedule versions
Pro Schedule is a professional appointment
scheduler system. It is an easy to use single or multi-user appointment
scheduling calendar that keeps track of many different appointments. See
the Pro Schedule page
for additional details.
Pro Schedule Standard
The standard version of Pro Schedule uses a
local database. This version is ideal for small numbers of users in a
Windows environment.
Pros
- Appointment schedule data can be shared over a network.
- Simple installation.
- Inexpensive.
- Simple easy to use graphical interface.
Cons
- More
likely to require database re-indexing maintenance in an unstable
environment. An unstable environment is one in which a machine crashes
or is powered off improperly.
- Poor performance with many (10 or more)
simultaneous users.
- Can only be used on Windows machines.
Pro Schedule Client-server
The client/server version of Pro Schedule is
ideal for small or large numbers of simultaneous users in a Windows
environment who may need to access appointment calendar data over the intranet or
Internet.
Pros
- Appointment schedule data can be accessed over an intranet or
even the Internet.
- Very little chance of requiring database
database re-indexing maintenance.
- Good performance with many simultaneous
users.
- Simple easy to use graphical interface.
Cons
- Can only be used on Windows machines.
Pro Schedule Enterprise
Pro Schedule Enterprise is ideal for large
numbers
of
simultaneous users
in a Windows environment who need to access appointment calendar data over the
intranet or Internet. Pro Schedule Enterprise has all the
feature of Pro Schedule Client/Server except that the raw
data can only be accessed
and changed in the database server application. The big benefit
of Pro Schedule Enterprise over Pro Schedule
Client/Server is that Pro Schedule
Enterprise is scalable. You can start with a small number of users
running on a single database server. Over time you can add more and
more users. If performance is ever a problem you simply use your
database server's load balancing features to increase performance.
Using the advanced features of database servers, you can accommodate
unlimited numbers of people.
Pros
- Appointment schedule data can be accessed over an intranet or
even the Internet.
- Data can be stored on your
choice of database server.
- Very little chance of
requiring database database re-indexing maintenance.
- Good
performance with many simultaneous users.
- Simple easy to use graphical interface.
Cons
- Can only be used on
Windows machines.
Pro Schedule Web
The web version of Pro Schedule is ideal for
small or large numbers of simultaneous users who need to access
schedule data over the intranet or Internet.
Pros
- Appointment schedule data can be accessed over the intranet or
even the Internet.
- Very little chance of requiring database
database re-indexing maintenance.
- Good performance with many simultaneous
users.
- Client can be accessed from any web
browser.
Cons
- Primitive Html interface.
- Web server must be run on a Windows PC.
Pro
Schedule Palm Conduit
The multi-user Palm conduit is for
synchronizing data between single user or multiple user installations
of Pro Schedule and a PalmOS based PDA. Each Palm user must have a
specific Palm UserID setup before synchronization will work correctly.
Pro
Schedule PocketPC Synchronization Utility
The
multi-user PocketPC synchronization utility is for synchronizing data
between single user or multiple user installations of Pro Schedule and
a WindowsCE based PocketPC PDA.
