BookNet was developed as a
Windows replacement for CABS, the campus booksellers
system, which is Unix based. The design of BookNet is
based on the three tier concept which separates the user
interface from the business core, which is in turn,
separated from the database. The first major client to
adopt BookNet was the Commonwealth Government, through
its publishing arm AGPS (now AusInfo). This system
operates on a wide area network with all State sales
outlets using PC's that are connected to a server in
Canberra. Communication is achieved using standard
TCP/IP, the protocol of the Internet. AirServices and
the Australian Bureau of Statistics, as well as a
growing band of retail stores, now use BookNet
nationally. Being originally developed as a replacement
for CABS, a number of university clients are now
transferring to BookNet. This transition is expected to
be complete by the end of 2003. BookNet is the only
system now offered to education clients. |
