Some months ago Microsoft had a program called SQL Server Front Runner in which different companies submitted their product to be tested against SQL Server. It was a very good program because the tests were conducted by VeriTest, a famous third party company dedicated to testing software. We submitted SkyXoft Procx and got our certification of good to go!

We’ve been working hard in these previous weeks getting version 2.5 of Procx out on the streets. Most of the new features comes as part of the feedback we’ve been getting from our customers. The winner feature of all was a better web client interface. So, we dedicated the majority of the time in developing a new client with all the features requested. Here’s a preview of what’s coming: 1. The home page: The initial page welcomes every user with a summary of tasks pending and overdue for him. Also, a small calendar shows the tasks a person has for today by default. (click for...

When creating a workflow, one of most common activities in them are tasks. These tasks must be approved or completed during the execution of the process. Someone in the organization is in charge of completing the task. For this to happen, tasks must be assign to users or employees inside the organization. They must then complete it according to their criteria. For example, in a bank application for creating a new account, the officer will generally have a task for checking if the person opening the account is already a customer of the bank, maybe using their social security number (going one...

Every process in an organization is related to document or some other kind of information. The majority of these documents are forms. From an expense request form to a vacation approval form. Forms structure information, so these can be more easily digested by others in the organization. When you are looking to automate this processes you need to find a way to also take these forms to electronic forms. Then users in the company will have like a central repository for these requests, allowing them to fill them more easily and at the same time reduce errors. For developing electronic forms you have...

I think SharePoint is one of the must have components everybody using Windows Server 2003 should have installed. As a free piece, the WSS version allows you to share files and collaborate with peers in the organization. It has document versioning capabilities in the web site and acts as central repository for document storage. One of the coolest thing I find about it, is the integration with Microsoft Office InfoPath. InfoPath allows you to create forms that are routinely use in the business like purchase orders, expense reimbursement and management, vacation requests, etc. in an easy to use interface....