Exponare 5.1 Administration User Guide - Pitney Bowes Software

Chapter 2: About Exponare Server and Clients
Exponare Server Overview
Exponare Clients
When you use Exponare, your access is through Exponare Enquiry , Exponare Public, Exponare
Rest Public or Exponare Mobile (which are collectively called the Exponare clients). Whether you
use Enquiry or Public, most of the data processing, such as running a Query or drawing a new map,
is performed by Exponare Server. It is possible to have a single Exponare server that handles the
work for multiple Enquiry and Public clients.
Exponare Enquiry is a .NET windows application that provides you with a traditional Windows
application experience on your desktop computer. Enquiry can easily interact and integrate with
other applications on your client computer. You also access the configuration tool for the Exponare
product suite through Enquiry. The Configuration Manager allows you to administer most aspects of
your Exponare deployment remotely.
Exponare Public is an Internet application that runs through Internet Explorer or Firefox and thus
does not require any deployment. Public is similar to Enquiry, but differs in a number of ways such
as the layout customisation options and the tools that are available. Despite the differences, both
Exponare Enquiry and Exponare Public interact with the Server in the same way. Note that most of
the configuration for Public is handled through the Configuration Manager in Enquiry.
The bulk of this Administration Guide applies to the setup of both Exponare Enquiry and Exponare
Public. The particular differences between the two clients are discussed in Chapter 3: Exponare
Enquiry and Exponare Public.
Rest Public interface is based on OpenLayer architecture. Rest Public is viewable in most recent
web browsers, with no server-side dependencies. For more details, refer Chapter 44: Rest Public.
Exponare on mobile is a map service that allows users to access mapping and business data at the
convenience of your mobile browser. For more details, refer Chapter 45: Exponare Mobile.
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