How does NPS work?
NPS is built on standard underlying technologies for ease of implementation, customization, use, and support. It utilizes a client-server, web-based architecture with an SQL-compliant database for centralized storage of metadata and file pointers. The NPS Server software runs on a Windows 2000 Server; clients can be Windows, Macintosh, or a combination of both platforms. The interface for all users, whether they are local or remote, is a java-enhanced standard web browser, which can be either Explorer or Netscape. The web-based architecture allows users to access the system’s full feature set, regardless of where they are when they log in. The customizable interface provides an easy-to-use view appropriate for each user. Access to particular features is controlled by easy-to-update permissions applied to user groups or individual user logins. A particular user gets the same view and feature set whether they log in from a LAN, WAN, or remote location. The only functional difference betw