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The main feature in version 2.8.1 is possibility to access the database from remote office, home or any other place via low speed networks. In order to provide such a feature we had to make some changes in the architecture of our software. Here is a brief description that should help you understand better how the program works now:
All the earliest version of VIP Task Manager (up to v2.5.1) had 2 components: Database and Database Management System (FIREBIRD). All the requests were sent directly from client component to FIREBIRD server component, which sent responses back to client component. When trying to work in low speed networks, due to abundance of small packets there were essential delays in time between request and response. Here is how we solved this issue - Version 2.8.1 has 3 components: Database, Server and Database Management System (FIREBIRD). Now the client component gathers small packets into big one and sends it to server component, which executes its commands and redirects other commands to FIREBIRD.
That is how it looks in general and it is enough if you work in default conditions, ex.: standard firewall, default database location, etc. In this case, the new version will be updated almost automatically – all you need to do is to uninstall the previous version and install the new one. However many customers may have some individual conditions under which they use the program, so they may be interested in the following details:
1. All the earliest version of VIP Task Manager (up to v2.5.1) used two ports: one for our service VIPAutoDBInfo (5089 by default) and another for FIREBIRD (3050 by default). Version 2.8.1 uses only one port (6725 by default) because there is no need in VIPAutoDBInfo any more.
2. If you store the database in some place different from default location, after uninstalling the previous version and installing the new one you will need to register the database by using Database Manager (C:\Program Files\VIP Quality Software\VIP Task Manager Professional\DBAdminUtils\)
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