Technology

Globalisations and consolidations are key business concepts that have been applied throughout the evolution of Frontier Software’s technology platforms. 

The chris²¹ architecture allows you to share the load of applications across the user interface (desktop), a central server and relational database.

User Interfaces

Multiple user interfaces have been developed:

• chris²¹ – a Windows^TM client / server interface
• chris²¹ with Internet Option. – uses SSL for secure internet access
• HR²¹ – a browser solution for employee and manager self service
• MHR²¹ – a mobile device option for employee and manager access

Business Rules Engine

The Business Rules Engine (BRE) handles all data-related work on behalf of users, interfaces and databases. All business logic resides securely in one module and in one location (central server). Running on Windows, Linux^TM or UNIX-based servers, BRE ensures full security as users do not have direct access to server resources.

Transaction Messaging provides a simple communication method and facilitates Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) with

• Business Process Management (BPM)
• Identity Management
• MQ Series^TM
• BizTalk^TM
• SeeBeyond^TM
• Web portals
• Any other customer infrastructure

Flexible Database Options

Optional databases are SQL Server^TM and ORACLE^TM.

chris²¹ is an open platform offering true scalability. It can accommodate 1-1,000 users, while the database can hold information on an unlimited number of employees. 

Cloud Computing

Frontier Software offers:

• Software as a Service (SaaS)
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• A Cloud Solution

Frontier Software manages our application for the customer, including all software upgrades. Payment for this service delivery model is subscription based, tailored to each customer’s business needs.

Future of Computing

As technology significantly advances, Frontier Software keeps track. With 20% of turnover spent on research and development, we ensure that the most important aspects in our mission critical HR and Payroll software solution are included.