Active Data Calendar decentralizes the event planning process, while centralizing all event information into a master calendar.  Active Data Calendar complements third party scheduling and calendaring packages through flexible data import and export features.  Active Data Calendar provides an intuitive user interface for entering event data.  Active Data Calendar manages the workflow of event submission and publishing via Departmental and Category workflow functionality.  Some of our clients import event data from other external third party calendar applications for aggregation into Active Data Calendar, while others use Active Data Calendar as the original point of entry for distribution into other applications such as email, portals, content management systems, and other calendar applications.

Active Data Calendar allows for a variety of options in managing event data import and export.  Information is exchanged in industry standards including .csv, iCal and XML (basic and advanced) and RSS. 

Our background includes an extensive understanding of exchanging data across disparate platforms, applications and networks. We understand the notion of ‘state’ – new event, modified event, and deleted event, and have architected our solution to be able to accommodate third party data imports and exports within our solution or as a custom integration.  Our current release includes the ability to import a persistent feed on a scheduled basis, with future releases and modules to be able to handle advanced synchronization of event data.  Our product is purposely designed to be extensible throughout the enterprise.

Supported Platforms and Architectures

Please note that Active Data Calendar is a standard ASP.NET application which does not require a dedicated server(s).  If the new servers are to be allocated specifically for Active Data Calendar, these servers should meet or exceed the requirements listed below. Active Data Exchange also provides hosting services on a dedicated or shared basis.

Single Tier Installation

Active Data Calendar can be installed in a single tier configuration in which the web application and the database co-exist on the same physical server.

Single Tier With Web App and Database

• Operating System:  Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web, Standard or Enterprise Edition.
• CPU:  Minimum 1.2 GHz single processor (Pentium III Type Compatible or Higher)
• Memory:  Minimum 1 GB  (1.5 GB recommended)
• Hard Disk:  Minimum 80GB drive (Note: attachments and images are stored in the database.  Maximum allowed attachment size is a configurable option with Active Data Calendar.  If many large attachments are anticipated, a larger hard disk is recommended.)
• Database Server: SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, or SQL Server 2005 Express
• Software:  Internet Information Server with ASP.NET 2.0 frameworks.

Two Tier Installation

A two tier installation is a more typical configuration for Active Data Calendar.  In such a configuration, the web application and database exist on separate physical servers.

Web Application Tier

• Operating System:  Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web, Standard or Enterprise Edition.
• CPU:  Minimum 733 MHz single processor (Pentium III Type Compatible or Higher)
• Memory:  Minimum 256 MB  (512 MB recommended)
• Hard Disk:  Minimum 20GB drive
• Software: Internet Information Server with ASP.NET 2.0 framework.

Database Tier

• Operating System:  Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web, Standard or Enterprise Edition.
• CPU:  Minimum 1.0 GHz single processor (Pentium III Type Compatible or Higher)
• Memory:  Minimum 512 MB  (1 GB recommended)
• Hard Disk:  Minimum 40GB drive (Note: attachments and images are stored in the database.  Maximum allowed attachment size is a configurable option with Active Data Calendar.  If many large attachments are anticipated, a larger hard disk is recommended.)
• Database Server: SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server 2005 Express
• Software:  ASP.NET 2.0 framework.

Leverage VMware on Linux Machines

If a client's hosting environment is restricted to Linux devices, Active Data Calendar can also be installed inside a VMware guest instance of Windows Server 2003 running on an adequately powered Linux device.    Since there are many varieties of Linux installations, specific inquiries about the requirements of such a configuration should be directed to the technical staff at Active Data Exchange, Inc.