Differences between Meeting Manager versions
Meeting
Manager Standard
The standard edition of Meeting Manager uses a local database.
This version is ideal for small numbers of users in a Windows
environment.
Pros
- Meeting
data can be shared over a network.
- Easy to install.
-
Inexpensive.
- Simple intuitive graphical interface.
Cons
- More
likely to require occasional 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 (over 10) people on at one time.
- Can only
be used on Windows PCs.
Meeting
Manager Client-server
The client/server edition of Meeting Manager is ideal for
small or large numbers of simultaneous users in a Windows environment
who may need to access schedule data over an intranet or the
Internet. Meeting Manager C/S has all the features
of Meeting Manager Standard except that all the raw data cannot be
access directly from the software. Meeting Manager C/S is a true
client/server
implementation in that all
database access takes place only on the server. Additionally, the data
is shared over a TCP/IP connection. This means you can have the server
running in Montana and have a client with an open Internet connection
running in China sharing meeting data like it was in Montana.
Pros
- Meeting data
can be
accessed over an intranet or even the Internet.
-
Very little
chance of requiring database re-indexing maintenance.
-
Good
performance with many people on at one time.
- Simple
intuitive
graphical interface.
Cons
- Can only be used on Windows PCs.
- Does
not
have the Sites feature that the Standard version has. (Though a similar
effect can be achieved using the Categories feature.)
- Cannot directly connect to other database
servers such as MS SQL Server or MySQL.
Meeting
Manager Enterprise
Meeting Manager Enterprise is ideal for large numbers
of
simultaneous users
in a Windows environment who need to access meeting data over the
intranet or Internet. Meeting Manager Enterprise has all the
feature of Meeting Manager Client/Server except that the raw
data can only be accessed
and changed in the database server application. The big benefit
of Meeting Manager Enterprise over Meeting Manager
Client/Server is that Meeting Manager
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
- Meeting data can be accessed over an intranet or
even the Internet.
- Data can be stored on your
choice of several database servers, including MS SQL Server and MySQL.
- Very little chance of
requiring database re-indexing maintenance.
- Good
performance with many people on at one time.
- Simple
intuitive graphical interface.
Cons
- Can only be used on
Windows PCs.
- Must use and maintain an external database server, such as MS SQL Server and MySQL.
Meeting Manager Web
Meeting Manager Web can run from a browser on
virtually any operating
system. The web edition of Meeting Manager is ideal for small
or large
numbers of simultaneous users who need to access meeting schedule data over
the intranet or Internet. Due to the limitations of HTML not all the
features of the Windows versions of Meeting Manager can be
found in the web
version. For example, the Data Manager in Meeting Manager Web is
not as easy to use, resource bookings cannot be copied and pasted and there is no sites feature.
Pros
- Meeting data can be accessed over the intranet or even the
Internet.
-
Very little chance of requiring database re-indexing maintenance.
-
Good performance with many people on at one time.
-
Client can
be accessed from any web browser.
Cons
- Less functional Html interface.
- Must
run the server software on a Windows-based PC.
- Cannot change or create reports.
- Cannot directly connect to other database
servers, such as MySQL or MS SQL Server.
