CompTracker-Conduit Development

CompTracker-Conduit Development
  • OrganizationITVendor

  • Category: IT
  • Date: Jun 13, 2025

Customer Requirement

The client needs to synchronize application data between CompTracker (running on PDA’s) and centralized application database using Web Services. When a PDA device is connected to a computer on which the conduit is running, the conduit needs to collect the data from the PDAdevice and makes a web service call to the server. The server sends back the updates to the conduit, which updates the PDAdevice.

Scope

Data Synchronization.

Environment

Conduit Development Kit (CDK) Java/J2EE, Webservice

Development Tools

Eclipse 3.0

Engagement Model

Offshore model

Solution Provided

  • Creation of a conduit that synchronizes the data from the CompTracker Palm application during a HotSync operation with a PC securely over a Internet connection to a central database

  • Creation of a web service that directly interfaces the conduit to the StudentLogBook.com database.

  • Creation of a conduit that checks for updates to the Palm OS based CompTracker application and installs the update to the handheld.

  • The conduit will support passing errors given by the web service up to the user in a user readable form and give further instructions if possible on how to rectify the problem or as another option, the support contact information.

  • Java as the development language used to create the conduit.

  • Eclipse 3.0 as the development tool to create the web service.

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Benefits to the Client

  • The web service supports bi-directional data transfer

  • All the data sent over the Internet connection to the web service conduit is encrypted

  • S u p p o r t s w i r e l e s s d a t a synchronization when wireless access is enabled and connectivity is established with the PC where

    the conduit is running.

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