Technologies

In the Marketing Management Cockpit (MMC), we insist on the latest standards, reliable quality and superlative flexibility not just for its functions but also for the technology that underpins them. MMC is therefore implemented using Microsoft .Net and is based on Microsoft Sharepoint. Microsoft SQL servers run in the background for data backup.

This not only ensures first-class technology and expertise, but also guarantees that existing IT infrastructures on the customer side can be integrated seamlessly with MMC. Programs with which staff are familiar, such as Microsoft Word, Outlook or Excel, can also continue to be used without problems, since connectivity to the MMC is safeguarded thanks to Sharepoint.

However, we not only make exacting demands of the core technologies, but also of the peripherals associated with them. We therefore naturally take care of the hosting of your MMC application, provide interfaces where required to existing IT solutions, digital asset management systems or web services and of course also remain at the cutting edge in the field of front-end development.

The most important technology modules of the MMC at a glance:

  • Microsoft .NET
  • Sharepoint-based (integration into existing Sharepoint solutions)
  • Sharepoint Portal Server
  • Sharepoint Web Parts
  • Integration of Microsoft Office products (Word, Outlook, Excel)
  • Microsoft SQL servers

Hosting:

Your data is naturally very valuable to you. We know this, and so we act accordingly: in our own data centre, the MMC and supporting applications run on dedicated Microsoft IES servers. This is where your data is stored. Constant monitoring ensures security against failure, while a SAN (Storage Area Network) creates redundant security for your data. Load balancing and permanent back-up lines ensure reliable availability. And should you ever need more power, our systems can be scaled thanks to flexibly arrangeable hardware.

Your advantages:

  • Proprietary data centre
  • Microsoft IES server cluster
  • SAN (Storage Area Network, data security)
  • Virtualised environments
  • Load balancing
  • Permanent monitoring (failure safety)
  • Scalability (flexibly arrangeable hardware)

Interfaces:

Software is not an island. To enable you to integrate MMC seamlessly into your existing software infrastructure, we have ensured that there are sufficient interfaces available. By using Microsoft Sharepoint, an existing Sharepoint IT infrastructure can be integrated while at the same time ensuring connectivity to all Microsoft Office products such as Word, Outlook or Excel. So that you do not need to abandon any existing digital asset management system you may have, we take care of smooth connectivity for this too. Of course, in the case of a web-based software solution such as MMC, we also provide other web services for you.

Your advantages:

  • DAM systems (Digital Asset Management, e.g. Censhare, Celum, Cumulus)
  • SAP
  • Web services
  • Adobe Acrobat (integration for coordination purposes)
  • Adobe Graphic Server (image manipulation, conversion)

Front-end:

MMC is an entirely browser-based solution. For the front-end, we've ensured that the interface is as user-friendly as possible thanks to the use of JavaScript, AJAX and Flash. MMC is also compatible with all common browsers: IE6+, Firefox2+ and Safari2+.

Your advantages:

  • AJAX
  • Flash interface
  • Browser compatibility: IE6+, Firefox 2+, Safari 2+