LANwriter 1.0

LANwriter 1.0 offers an effective tool which is for centralized, secure and audited publishing of data to CDs, DVDs, Pen Drives and FTP servers via a single computer on the network that acts as a device server and data gatekeeper. LANwriter takes corporate data management to a new level of security, systematization and sophistication.

With LANwriter you can

1. Keep track and strictly control all data that leaves the confines of your office.
2. Securely share a single CD/DVD writer on the LAN and write data CDs and DVDs remotely from any machine of your Windows network using just a web browser.
3. Securely share a USB/Firewire port on the LAN and write data to removable pen drives attached to it, remotely from any machine of your network using a web browser.
4. Provide a secure centralised browser-based FTP facility for all LAN users, without installing FTP client programs on multiple machines.
5. Catalog and archive all data that is published for internal circulation or external dispatch by your office as part of its daily operations.
6. Search through these catalogs and quickly retrieve old data from the archives for reference and republication at a later date.

Major Features:

1. Reduced hardware expense and enhanced data security
   • Buying and installing multiple CD/DVD burners is not only a waste of money but also a severe data security risk. A single burner hosted on a LANwriter™ machine can serve the entire office and highly enhance data security.
2. Superior Corporate Data Management (Catalog & archive company publications for search, reference and reuse)
   • LANwriter can backup, catalog and archive, on a routine basis, all data that the company publishes on media or on the web. These catalogs and data archives serve as data repositories from which old publications can be quickly fetched and reused at a later date. Information about each data publication job is stored in an SQL database and the files and folders for the job are optionally mirrored to a data archive on a spare hard disk drive before being published to the chosen medium. The database information serves as a rapidly searchable e-Catalog and the mirrored data archive serves as a data repository from which the publication can be fetched and reused at a later date. The data repository can be moved to DVDs for offsite storage and to free up space on the archive disk.
3. Safe delegation of data publishing responsibility to staff generating the data
   • LANwriter™ allows any authorized user on the office network to burn data CDs, transfer data to removable drives and upload data to FTP servers using a web browser with complete ease. This makes it possible to delegate data publication responsibility in a monitored manner, to employees who actually generate the data. Even while delegating responsibility in this manner, data security is not compromised as LANwriter™ keeps a complete record of all data transfer activity and so deters any unauthorized data transfer attempts. Office staff and employees who are in charge of creating publication data find it convenient to have independent and easy browser-based access to a facility which allows them to transfer the data to the final publication medium, (CD or Website) on their own without depending on superiors or support staff. Such delegation increases overall operational efficiency in the organization. top ^
4. Less dependence on IT support staff
   • LANwriter™ users need no longer depend on technical support staff to get their data burned on CDs or uploaded to Websites. This significantly lessens the data management workload of the scarce tech-support staff which can focus more on critical system configuration and maintenance work.
5. Enhanced corporate confidentiality and intellectual property protection
   • Data pilferage can result in a major loss of intellectual property and leakage of confidential data can very adversely affect business credibility and market standing.
   • Unprotected CD burners, USB/Firewire ports and FTP uploads are the primary outlets through which data pilferage occurs. LANwriter™, acting as a data gatekeeper, can securely centralize these outlets on to a single publication machine and effectively protect against data pilferage attempts. Installing LANwriter™ on a single data outlet server and locking down ports on all other machines in the office is an easy and effective way to plug data leaks.
   • LANwriter™ gives the enterprise a secure audited data publishing facility and guards the intellectual property of the organization. top ^
6. Web-Empowerment of Managers, Officers and Executives
   • In today's digital workplaces, staff ranging from marketing executives to top management is often computer savvy. They can create a lot of content independently on their computers using office software like Word and PowerPoint, and HTML publishing tools like FrontPage. But when it comes to making this content quickly viewable on the web for their audience, they usually have to go through the bottle-neck of the tech-support or web-design departments of their organization resulting in publishing delay.
   • LANwriter™ empowers such users with the ability to instantly publish their documents on the World Wide Web without seeking the help of any support staff. Even the CEO or Chairman, as a LANwriter™ user, will be able to directly upload presentations and documents to the corporate website with but a few mouse clicks and without any phone calls to the company's webmaster
7. Better management of company websites through Distributed Content Publishing
   • LANwriter™ with its centralized, multi-account FTP upload capability can be used to implement a secure web-content publication and management system operated by chosen members of staff, spread across different departments and divisions of the company. These staff members can be allocated their own FTP accounts and departmental home directory locations where they would publish content generated by their own division on a routine basis. Such a distributed management of content on the corporate website will ensure that it remains promptly up-to-date.

Major Functions:

1. Device Sharing and Remote Data Writing
   • Centrally managed and monitored sharing, over the LAN, of writing devices like CD/DVD burners and USB/Firewire drives
   • Remote CD/DVD writing from any computer on the LAN using just a web browser
   • Centrally managed and monitored FTP gateway for the LAN
   • Browser-based FTP uploads from any computer on the LAN. No need of FTP client programs on multiple desktops
2. Security
   • OS integrated user authentication
   • Multiple user-levels for differing access permissions to writing devices shared on the network
   • Job approval mechanism ( Compiled jobs of Normal users are not written until inspected and approved by an Approving user )
   • Data mirroring mechanism ( Job data is mirrored to a backup location on hard disk before job is written to media or uploaded to FTP server )
   • User-specific job data size limits
3. Cataloging and Archival
   • Archive past jobs to stand-alone DVD media for offline storage. Every DVD volume contains its own separate, browsable catalog
   • Maintain a cumulative online catalog, of several such offline DVD volumes
   • Fast search and retrieval across hundreds of GBs of cataloged data
4. Search and Reporting
   • User-wise usage history and reports of all pending and completed jobs
   • User-wise and overall reports of optical media issued, utilized and wasted
   • Advanced search & retrieval of job information subject to multiple criteria
   • Search for files and folders within online and offline archived data
5. Administration and Maintenance
   • Simple, automated installation (Setup program checks and installs all required components)
   • Easy configuration
   • Browser-based remote administration
   • One-click system backup & restoration facility to protect against data loss
   • Online Help and Animated Quick Tours to rapidly get new users started
6. SQL driven back-end
   • MSDE ( default ) or MSSQL server as the database engine based on user choice
   • Strong SQL back-end makes LANwriter™ a scalable, industry-strength, data cataloging and archival product

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