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Data Access ConferenceShowcase

Simon Gottschalk

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Agenda Ship Registration Overview FMS Product History FMS Futures Development Options VDF v WAS Demonstration

Registration Application Wizard in VDF Registration Application Form on Web FMS Enquiry Module

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Ship Registration Overview

Ships must be registered under a “Flag” Ships are regularly inspected to comply

with local and international regulations Ship Registration is the core application

of national maritime activity Shipping can be one of the top

industries for many smaller countries.

FMS ARCHITECTURE

FMS Transaction VettingAgent/Owner Web BasedForm Completion

FIR

EW

AL

L

Bank/CCard

FMSDatabase

FMSInternet

Transaction

FMSReplicatedDatabase

Enquiry Module FMS Registration Module

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FMS Product History

1988UK Register 1991UK Trinity House 1992Irish Register 1995Guernsey Register 1995UK Customs & Excise 1996Isle of Man Register 1998UK MAFF

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FMS Futures ?

1999/2000 UK Inland Revenue 1999/2000 BVI 1999/2000 Transport Canada 2000+ The rest of the world

International partners required !!

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Celtic Registry

WWW.MSG.UK.COM

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THE INTERNET CHANGES EVERYTHING

Development Tools Design Skills Application Users

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Geoff Furlong

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Offline vs OnlineVDF version

Quicker prototyping for ASP dummies

Same data, same DDO’s

WebApp Server

FrontPage to the rescue!

Same data, same DDO’s

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Offline vs Online

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BEFORE WEB APP SERVER

FMS Enquiry Module Developed using ASP No DDO’s ODBC - No Direct Drivers Difficult to maintain Will be re-developed in Web App Server