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ProtoLink developed a shrink-wrapped data visualization product named VisiBitTM.
This data mining tool represents the answer to a question facing a large number
of modern businesses: namely, how to utilize the vast amounts of data being
collected to improve the bottom line? Too often organizations underutilize
their hard-earned data because of an inability to get it in front of the proper
individuals in a format they can understand. VisiBit automatically and
continuously queries relational databases, represents the results in images,
archives the images, and then retrieves and displays them for users.
The VisiBit product is comprised of three interrelated C++ applications:
VisShow, VisGen, and VisAdmin. VisShow is the application that displays the
VisiBit images. ProtoLink implemented VisShow as an ActiveX control and
associated container. As a result, VisShow can also be hosted in any ActiveX
container, including popular human machine interfaces such as Wonderware
InTouch. VisGen is the VisiBit component responsible for continuously querying
relational databases and converting the results to images. This Windows service
utilizes Microsoft's OLE DB data access technology. ProtoLink implemented the
third component, VisAdmin, as a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in
component. This tool is used by VisiBit administrators to configure image
contents and associated processing schedules.
As sole developers of VisiBit, ProtoLink transformed a client's idea into a
sophisticated suite of software applications that thoroughly exploit the
capabilities of the Microsoft platform. VisiBit represents a unique solution to
a very real problem and is available for purchase from our client. Please
contact us for more information.
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