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NREC Access Requirements

After analyzing access requirements, NREC determines that it has the following data access requirements:

• Access through low-bandwidth Internet connections. NREC partner agents must access data over low-bandwidth connections without installing the Siebel application on their personal computers. A dial-up connection is an example of a low-bandwidth connection.
• Access through corporate intranet. NREC administrators and employees must perform administration tasks, such as creating new users, assigning responsibilities, and so forth. They must also maintain data, such as information about houses, opportunities, contacts, and so forth. They must perform this work through a graphical user interface connected to the corporate intranet.
• Mobile access. NREC employees must access and manipulate data on their laptops while they are not connected to a corporate database. They must synchronize with the corporate database, when required.

To meet these requirements, NREC plans to use the Siebel Web Client and Siebel Mobile Web Client:

• Siebel Web Client. The user uses their Internet browser to connect to the Siebel server. The Siebel Web Client is an HTML, Web interface. It meets the NREC requirements to access a Siebel application through the Internet or an intranet.
• Siebel Mobile Web Client. Agents can use a Siebel application and work offline in a local database that resides on the personal computer that the agent uses. The user synchronizes their local database with the server database, when necessary. The Siebel Mobile Web Client provides the same HTML interface as the Siebel Web Client, but the local Siebel application serves the Web pages rather than a server. It meets the NREC mobile access requirement. For more information about deploying the Siebel Mobile Web Client, see Siebel Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows.