QC Enterprise™ presents a new paradigm in the world of Warehouse Control Systems! Where traditional WCS suppliers provide fixed,
proprietary, custom software applications, QC Enterprise presents a flexible, open, product-based solution!
Unlike many software vendors who "cut and paste" their code from previous projects to come up with their "solution", QC Enterprise provides
a collection of standardized software modules that are "field proven" and readily available. Through years of experience, careful planning,
and rigorous testing, we have refined our software products to provide you with the features and dependability that you can count on!
The foundation of the QC Enterprise software architecture is to provide a cross-platform solution, allowing a single base of software to
be deployed on a variety of platforms such as Linux, Solaris, Windows, etc. This protects the end-user's investment because the software can
be easily migrated and/or scaled up to other operating systems and hardware platforms as technology changes or business needs grow. In addition,
the modularity and configurability of QC Enterprise allows it to be easily modified to adapt to physical layout changes and/or changing business
rules, making it the last WCS you may ever need!
Control processes are developed in "C" using TCP/IP sockets for inter-task messaging. This is one of the key reasons why our applications can
run seamlessly and simultaneously across multiple platforms. Utilizing "C" for the lowest level of our software provides the high-speed response
time needed for demanding real-time applications . "C" is the language of choice for applications where speed and efficiency are paramount. Since
the WCS is a real-time product; execution speed and efficiency are always a priority. Newer technologies (such as C++, C#, etc.) although elegant,
are more resource intensive. Often times these new tools are targeted more for user interfaces versus execution-based applications. Along with
demanding more resources, they may introduce latencies and/or overhead which might compromise the underlying goal of the WCS design.
Host interfaces vary among WMS vendors. Some strictly use files, others use messages, and a few use both. QC Enterprise supports both file and
discrete messaging concurrently. The file-based interface can be accomplished through network drive mapping or FTP-based file transfer. The message
interface uses the industry standard Berkley Software Distribution (BSD) TCP/IP sockets interface. Supported data formats include fixed field length,
field delimited ASCII strings, and XML. Each interface type is highly configurable to easily integrate with various host systems and accommodate
future interface needs.
Graphical user-interface (GUI) screens are developed in Java. Java is more than a technology, it's an industry. Java is available on every major
computing platform including the Solaris Operating Environment, Linux, HP-UX, AIX, Tru64, Unix, Windows, MacOS X and many others. And since Java-based
applications, tools, and components are available from many vendors, enterprises can choose best-of-breed solutions while eliminating lock-in from a
single vendor. QC Enterprise uses familiar graphical-style functions such as drop-down menu lists, pop-up dialog boxes, check boxes, radio buttons, etc.
QC Enterprise also features customizable XML-based screens. These screens use XML to define the appearance of the screens and SQL to extract data from
the database.
QC Enterprise is compatible with most industry standard databases including Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and Sybase SQL Anywhere. Because of its
speed and cross-platform capabilities, we offer Sybase's SQL Anywhere as our standard database management system. SQL Anywhere is the
industry-leading small footprint database management system and provides support for a broad range of operating systems including Linux, Solaris/SPARC,
HP-UX, IBM AIX, Compaq Tru-64, and Windows. It provides rich functionality including stored procedures, triggers, referential integrity, row-level locking,
automatic recovery, and much more. SQL Anywhere also includes a high-performance, self-tuning query optimizer that determines the most effective way
to access information to maximize performance and eliminate the need for expert tuning. Since the database is designed to be self-administering and
self-tuning, it eliminates the need for DBA involvement.