SmartSearch empowers small businesses with much of the same functionality offered in enterprise level systems used by big business for less than a fraction of the cost. Our unique software solution is ideal for paper-intensive businesses such as law offices, physician practices, accounting firms, trucking companies, and mortgage and title companies that are looking for a cost-effective way to eliminate their paper-based filing systems.
SmartSearch offers you the opportunity to incorporate a feature-rich document management solution into your business at a price you can truly afford. SmartSearch also lowers your total cost of ownership because it's easy to install, configure, learn, use and support.
Architecture
SmartSearch is based on Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and built on the .NET platform. With a strong belief in the use of open architecture and industry standards, Square 9 Softworks created SmartSearch not only as a cost effective solution but also as a powerful platform to expand on. Features like Active Directory integration and SOA architecture deliver functionality still not found in many more expensive “Enterprise Level” solutions.
SmartSearch's open architecture and adherence of industry standards ensures that it is the right solution for the present and the future. By storing documents in their native file format (PDF, TIFF, JPG, PCX, etc), SmartSearch makes sure your documents will always be available.
SmartSearch combines this use of open file formats with the power of Microsoft's SQL Server 2005 database engine. Long established as an industry standard, MS SQL Server delivers unparalleled performance. Should a company wish to integrate SmartSearch with other database applications, its open table structure within SQL Server provides an ODBC compliant platform for data exchange.
Hardware Requirements
SmartSearch has been certified on the Microsoft 2000 and 2003 Server platforms and the Windows 2000 and XP client. The Microsoft .NET platform is required for the operation of SmartSearch, however it is automatically included with the installation of SmartSearch along with the Microsoft SQL 2005 Express database engine.
SmartSearch is a storage independent solution. Records archived within SmartSearch can be saved to any server on the network requiring only a UNC Share path or mapped drive. If a company elects to archive its records to a near line jukebox or offline on CD or DVD, SmartSearch will support either storage environment.
