Feb 16, 2014, 19:57 pm
hello,
i have a problem at work, i work in a registry department which every day i have to acquire and register huge amounts of data. my problem is that i do not understand the mechanism of neither the software we use nor the hardware equipment possibilities and limitations.
in my department there are about 8 computers connected to a server hidden in a closed room. the" computers " are of course just a screen ,keyboard ,and mouse each connected to a square plastic peace that is connected back to that so called server in that forbidden room,when we turn on the computers (from that plastic square peace) it runs a screen that asks to connect or refresh or options,when i click connect a windows XP logon screen appears (slightly different then the XP i know) and when i insert the password an XP desktop appears,and the "program" we use to insert data into the database or acquire them is just a web shortcut on the desktop that opens internet explorer window,with logon information embedded in a web design of our employer,and here is where i need help,because this system of registry and acquiring makes a lot of mistakes and errors and cause headache specially when it comes to lookup of information we need as the search method is very stiff and time consuming and when it happens that a lot of employees insert data carelessly they do spelling errors which makes finding the needed information nearly impossible or time consuming,and i wont start about the entry mechanism that needs too much steps and scrolling.
i just want to know the kind of equipment we use ,type of network and database management system,what we can upgrade or migrate to (if we could) and if we can install smart search engines (maybe use google's ?) or use another program then IE or web because they make a lot of connection errors and mistakes...i just feel that this department system and equipment are from 1980's and not suitable in 2014.
i have a problem at work, i work in a registry department which every day i have to acquire and register huge amounts of data. my problem is that i do not understand the mechanism of neither the software we use nor the hardware equipment possibilities and limitations.
in my department there are about 8 computers connected to a server hidden in a closed room. the" computers " are of course just a screen ,keyboard ,and mouse each connected to a square plastic peace that is connected back to that so called server in that forbidden room,when we turn on the computers (from that plastic square peace) it runs a screen that asks to connect or refresh or options,when i click connect a windows XP logon screen appears (slightly different then the XP i know) and when i insert the password an XP desktop appears,and the "program" we use to insert data into the database or acquire them is just a web shortcut on the desktop that opens internet explorer window,with logon information embedded in a web design of our employer,and here is where i need help,because this system of registry and acquiring makes a lot of mistakes and errors and cause headache specially when it comes to lookup of information we need as the search method is very stiff and time consuming and when it happens that a lot of employees insert data carelessly they do spelling errors which makes finding the needed information nearly impossible or time consuming,and i wont start about the entry mechanism that needs too much steps and scrolling.
i just want to know the kind of equipment we use ,type of network and database management system,what we can upgrade or migrate to (if we could) and if we can install smart search engines (maybe use google's ?) or use another program then IE or web because they make a lot of connection errors and mistakes...i just feel that this department system and equipment are from 1980's and not suitable in 2014.
