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  • Murphy
    #1

    Design Thoughts - Booking application

    We are currently looking into the development of an application for booking
    resources and are researching the available options for recording and
    tracking these bookings.

    The possibilities we have presently for managing and tracking bookings are:
    a) Store bookings in SQL db and code the calendar functionality, showing
    existing bookings & availability
    b) Interface with Exchange
    c) Utilise a 3rd party product

    As there may be 1000s of resources that users can book online, such as a
    video library, I am not sure of the feasibility of the Exchange option
    however I am open to all suggestions.


    Thanks


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    • (Pete Cresswell)
      #2
      Re: Design Thoughts - Booking application

      RE/[color=blue]
      >The possibilities we have presently for managing and tracking bookings are:
      >a) Store bookings in SQL db and code the calendar functionality, showing
      >existing bookings & availability
      >b) Interface with Exchange
      >c) Utilise a 3rd party product
      >
      >As there may be 1000s of resources that users can book online, such as a
      >video library, I am not sure of the feasibility of the Exchange option
      >however I am open to all suggestions.[/color]

      Sounds like a bread-and-butter application.... I'd expect to find lots of 3rd
      party products available that would do 80% of what you want for 10% the cost of
      writing an app.
      --
      PeteCresswell

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        • (Pete Cresswell)
          #3
          Re: Design Thoughts - Booking application

          RE/[color=blue]
          >The possibilities we have presently for managing and tracking bookings are:
          >a) Store bookings in SQL db and code the calendar functionality, showing
          >existing bookings & availability
          >b) Interface with Exchange
          >c) Utilise a 3rd party product
          >
          >As there may be 1000s of resources that users can book online, such as a
          >video library, I am not sure of the feasibility of the Exchange option
          >however I am open to all suggestions.[/color]

          Sounds like a bread-and-butter application.... I'd expect to find lots of 3rd
          party products available that would do 80% of what you want for 10% the cost of
          writing an app.
          --
          PeteCresswell

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            • Murphy
              #4
              Re: Design Thoughts - Booking application

              Now that sounds very promising...
              Any suggestions on where I could start looking ?

              "(Pete Cresswell)" <x@y.z> wrote in message
              news:cnpirvsn6b tc53kqmmffi23ef 41e1d3iko@4ax.c om...[color=blue]
              > RE/[color=green]
              > >The possibilities we have presently for managing and tracking bookings[/color][/color]
              are:[color=blue][color=green]
              > >a) Store bookings in SQL db and code the calendar functionality, showing
              > >existing bookings & availability
              > >b) Interface with Exchange
              > >c) Utilise a 3rd party product
              > >
              > >As there may be 1000s of resources that users can book online, such as a
              > >video library, I am not sure of the feasibility of the Exchange option
              > >however I am open to all suggestions.[/color]
              >
              > Sounds like a bread-and-butter application.... I'd expect to find lots of[/color]
              3rd[color=blue]
              > party products available that would do 80% of what you want for 10% the[/color]
              cost of[color=blue]
              > writing an app.
              > --
              > PeteCresswell[/color]


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                • Murphy
                  #5
                  Re: Design Thoughts - Booking application

                  Now that sounds very promising...
                  Any suggestions on where I could start looking ?

                  "(Pete Cresswell)" <x@y.z> wrote in message
                  news:cnpirvsn6b tc53kqmmffi23ef 41e1d3iko@4ax.c om...[color=blue]
                  > RE/[color=green]
                  > >The possibilities we have presently for managing and tracking bookings[/color][/color]
                  are:[color=blue][color=green]
                  > >a) Store bookings in SQL db and code the calendar functionality, showing
                  > >existing bookings & availability
                  > >b) Interface with Exchange
                  > >c) Utilise a 3rd party product
                  > >
                  > >As there may be 1000s of resources that users can book online, such as a
                  > >video library, I am not sure of the feasibility of the Exchange option
                  > >however I am open to all suggestions.[/color]
                  >
                  > Sounds like a bread-and-butter application.... I'd expect to find lots of[/color]
                  3rd[color=blue]
                  > party products available that would do 80% of what you want for 10% the[/color]
                  cost of[color=blue]
                  > writing an app.
                  > --
                  > PeteCresswell[/color]


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                    • Siegfried Weber
                      #6
                      Re: Design Thoughts - Booking application

                      "Murphy" <murphy@murphy. com> wrote in message:[color=blue]
                      >
                      > Now that sounds very promising...
                      > Any suggestions on where I could start looking ?[/color]

                      http://www.swinc.com/erm for example.

                      --
                      Cheers,

                      Siegfried Weber

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                        • Siegfried Weber
                          #7
                          Re: Design Thoughts - Booking application

                          "Murphy" <murphy@murphy. com> wrote in message:[color=blue]
                          >
                          > Now that sounds very promising...
                          > Any suggestions on where I could start looking ?[/color]

                          http://www.swinc.com/erm for example.

                          --
                          Cheers,

                          Siegfried Weber

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                            • Dave Mills [MVP]
                              #8
                              Re: Design Thoughts - Booking application

                              Or if you need something that you can customize, but without the excellent
                              support that the swinc one comes with, take a look at
                              http://autoaccept-sink.sourceforge.net/.

                              - Dave

                              "Siegfried Weber" <siegfriedcw@no tmail.com> wrote in message
                              news:%239igEpZr DHA.2592@TK2MSF TNGP10.phx.gbl. ..[color=blue]
                              > "Murphy" <murphy@murphy. com> wrote in message:[color=green]
                              > >
                              > > Now that sounds very promising...
                              > > Any suggestions on where I could start looking ?[/color]
                              >
                              > http://www.swinc.com/erm for example.
                              >
                              > --
                              > Cheers,
                              >
                              > Siegfried Weber
                              >[/color]


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                                • Dave Mills [MVP]
                                  #9
                                  Re: Design Thoughts - Booking application

                                  Or if you need something that you can customize, but without the excellent
                                  support that the swinc one comes with, take a look at
                                  http://autoaccept-sink.sourceforge.net/.

                                  - Dave

                                  "Siegfried Weber" <siegfriedcw@no tmail.com> wrote in message
                                  news:%239igEpZr DHA.2592@TK2MSF TNGP10.phx.gbl. ..[color=blue]
                                  > "Murphy" <murphy@murphy. com> wrote in message:[color=green]
                                  > >
                                  > > Now that sounds very promising...
                                  > > Any suggestions on where I could start looking ?[/color]
                                  >
                                  > http://www.swinc.com/erm for example.
                                  >
                                  > --
                                  > Cheers,
                                  >
                                  > Siegfried Weber
                                  >[/color]


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                                    • Andy Webb
                                      #10
                                      Re: Design Thoughts - Booking application

                                      Piling on... :)

                                      Dave's right - his version offers more ability to get under the hood.

                                      Depending on what the needed functionality is, we might be interested in
                                      adding it to ERM, or might be willing to add it as a custom feature to ERM
                                      as well.

                                      --

                                      =============== =============== ==========
                                      ERM (Exchange Resource Manager) Released
                                      Invalid URL
                                      http://www.swinc.com/erm

                                      =============== =============== ==========

                                      "Dave Mills [MVP]" <dave@dontSPAMm e-exchange-mail.org> wrote in message
                                      news:uLwrfBfrDH A.512@tk2msftng p13.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
                                      > Or if you need something that you can customize, but without the excellent
                                      > support that the swinc one comes with, take a look at
                                      > http://autoaccept-sink.sourceforge.net/.
                                      >
                                      > - Dave
                                      >
                                      > "Siegfried Weber" <siegfriedcw@no tmail.com> wrote in message
                                      > news:%239igEpZr DHA.2592@TK2MSF TNGP10.phx.gbl. ..[color=green]
                                      > > "Murphy" <murphy@murphy. com> wrote in message:[color=darkred]
                                      > > >
                                      > > > Now that sounds very promising...
                                      > > > Any suggestions on where I could start looking ?[/color]
                                      > >
                                      > > http://www.swinc.com/erm for example.
                                      > >
                                      > > --
                                      > > Cheers,
                                      > >
                                      > > Siegfried Weber
                                      > >[/color]
                                      >
                                      >[/color]


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                                        • Andy Webb
                                          #11
                                          Re: Design Thoughts - Booking application

                                          Piling on... :)

                                          Dave's right - his version offers more ability to get under the hood.

                                          Depending on what the needed functionality is, we might be interested in
                                          adding it to ERM, or might be willing to add it as a custom feature to ERM
                                          as well.

                                          --

                                          =============== =============== ==========
                                          ERM (Exchange Resource Manager) Released
                                          Invalid URL
                                          http://www.swinc.com/erm

                                          =============== =============== ==========

                                          "Dave Mills [MVP]" <dave@dontSPAMm e-exchange-mail.org> wrote in message
                                          news:uLwrfBfrDH A.512@tk2msftng p13.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
                                          > Or if you need something that you can customize, but without the excellent
                                          > support that the swinc one comes with, take a look at
                                          > http://autoaccept-sink.sourceforge.net/.
                                          >
                                          > - Dave
                                          >
                                          > "Siegfried Weber" <siegfriedcw@no tmail.com> wrote in message
                                          > news:%239igEpZr DHA.2592@TK2MSF TNGP10.phx.gbl. ..[color=green]
                                          > > "Murphy" <murphy@murphy. com> wrote in message:[color=darkred]
                                          > > >
                                          > > > Now that sounds very promising...
                                          > > > Any suggestions on where I could start looking ?[/color]
                                          > >
                                          > > http://www.swinc.com/erm for example.
                                          > >
                                          > > --
                                          > > Cheers,
                                          > >
                                          > > Siegfried Weber
                                          > >[/color]
                                          >
                                          >[/color]


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