Datafloat

dataFloat is a framework for building highly functional applications for the web browser environment. dataFloat consists of server and client side software components which allow for implementation of applications which run using “client side XML”. dataFloat is also multilingual, highly scalable, flexible and easy to integrate with other applications and databases.

Multilingual Capabilities
All dataFloat applications are multilingual ready. dataFloat makes it easy to build and manage complex multilingual data structures. New languages can be added very quickly without the need for re-programming. dataFloat provides functionality to perform multilingual queries, result display, and data manipulation.

Flexibility
dataFloat is dynamic to the metadata enabling applications to be easily updated and extended as required. dataFloat applications also enable robust user customization and permission capabilities. Each application can be customized to provide a wide range of solutions, including Adobe PDF forms and reports, personal website creation, legal document management. Each solution is scaled to thousands of users on both Windows and Unix platforms.

Integration with External Databases and Systems
The dataFloat XML architecture provides very efficient integration with external databases and legacy systems. Use of a metadata XML structure means that the dataFloat application is effectively independent of the external database structure. One of the current dataFloat projects involves integrating with 8 large external databases.

Rapid and Efficient Development
dataFloat tools, components and API allow for rapid development and customisation of applications. All dataFloat code is written in standard, open web technologies: XML/XSL/Java Script for efficient development and management.

dataFloat Client Side XML
Client side XML is where a compact data set is downloaded to the client machine. All rendering, browsing and data manipulation is then done on the client machine without recourse back to the server. This is all done with XML/XSL/JavaScript components with no need for installation or lengthy downloads. The key benefit of dataFloat applications is the speed and functionality of an installed application, with the ease of development, deployment and management of a web application. It also means that applications are significantly more scalable than traditional web server architectures.