CompTracker-Conduit Development

Client: IT Vendor

Category: IT | Palm OS | HotSync Technology

Date: Jun 13, 2024

About the client

Great Big Solutions specializes in delivering customized mobile and web-based solutions tailored to client needs. Their flagship product, CompTracker, securely replaces paper-based tracking for students, instructors, and administrators. The company is also actively seeking talent in mobile development, database programming, sales, marketing, and support

Client’s requirement

Scope: Data Synchronization

The client needs to synchronize application data between CompTracker (running on PDA’s) and centralized application database using Web Services. When a PDA device is connected to a computer on which the conduit is running, the conduit needs to collect the data from the PDAdevice and makes a web service call to the server. The server sends back the updates to the conduit, which updates the PDAdevice.

Cannyfore Technology Solutions

Creation of a conduit that synchronizes the data from the CompTracker Palm application during a HotSync operation with a PC securely over a Internet connection to a central database
Creation of a web service that directly interfaces the conduit to the StudentLogBook.com database.
Creation of a conduit that checks for updates to the Palm OS based CompTracker application and installs the update to the handheld.
The conduit will support passing errors given by the web service up to the user in a user readable form and give further instructions if possible on how to rectify the problem or as another option, the support contact information.

Benefits to the Client

The web service supports bi-directional data transfer
All the data sent over the Internet connection to the web service conduit is encrypted
S u p p o r t s w i r e l e s s d a t a synchronization when wireless access is enabled and connectivity is established with the PC where the conduit is running.