 Architecture
TimeEdit Lokal has to main components, a server and a client.
The server is the most fundamental in the system. It contains the database where all the information is stored. We supply the server, which also is located at us. So there is no need for complicated installations of either software or hardware.
The client software runs locally on each user's computer and its task is to visualize the information from the server. The client software is installed once and will automatically update itself if there comes a new version.
There is also a web client, which differs a bit from the client software. The web client runs on a web server and can easily be access from any web browser. No downloading of software or installation needed.
 Automatic updates
When TimeEdit Lokal is installed on the user?s computer, it will by it self detect if any updates are available. If the user?s gives his/her approval, it will update itself to the latest available version. No trouble and no extra load for the computer support department.
Easy to administrate
TimeEdit Lokal has a very flexible permission system. System administrators can control permission on everything from large groups to individual users and resources. To simplify the administration for larger organizations, some administrative permissions can be gives to sub administrators, which, for example, only control a single department.
   System independant
TimeEdit Lokal is written using the programming language Java from Sun Microsystems. The advantage of this is that it runs under on almost any operative systems on the market without any changes in the software. Updates will therefore be available for all users at the same time, whether they use Windows, Mac, Linux or something else.
Support for many authentication methods
The web part of TimeEdit Lokal support several different authentication methods, from none to require logging in before accessing any page. TimeEdit Lokal also supports authentication via CAS. CAS is a so called Single-sign On system, which means one log in at on place, and then gain access to several different web applications. A typical field of use is the student portals.
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