Product Technology Features and Functions
This group of criteria defines the technical architecture of the product as well as the technological environment in which the product can run successfully. Criteria include product and application architecture, software usability and administration, platform and database support, application standards support, communications and protocol support and integration capabilities. Relative to the other evaluation criteria, best practice selections place a lower relative importance on the product technology criterion. This apparently lower importance is deceptive because the product technology usually houses the majority of the selecting organization's mandatory criteria, which generally include server, client, protocol and database support, application scalability, and other architectural capabilities. The definition of mandatory criteria within this set often allows the client to quickly narrow the long list of potential vendors to a short list of applicable solutions that pass muster relative to the most basic mandatory selection criteria.
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Platforms
The platform refers to the framework, both the hardware (e.g., type of processor) and the operating system that allows a computer or set of computers to function.
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Interface
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Architectural Foundation
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Application Security
Application security refers to a layer of the TCP/IP model.
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Usability
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Web Forms
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Functionality
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Mobile Capabilities
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Workflow Management
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Multisite Management
Multisite management is the ability to run and maintain more than one site.
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Multicurrency Management
The ability to support different geographies with different currencies, as well as mixed currencies for multinational businesses.
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Reporting
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SaaS and Hosting Options
Criteria for software as a service (SaaS) or hosted solutions.
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HR System for Banks, Financial Institutions Features and Functions
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