HPAC DE Internet Software

HPAC DE is the new on line data entry system from House of Images which provides access to data and images from any computer with internet access. This means that those with the necessary permissions can access, edit and add data and images from any internet computer. This is ideal for organisations with geographically disparate sites which may need to pool and share their resources since the system can be administered and accessed from anywhere. New database records and images can be instantly added to the front end web site by both the administrator and authorised users.

HPAC DE provides multi level access which gives an administrator the tools to provide password controlled access at field level allowing data entry operators to be given permissions to enter metadata in selected fields within sub-sets of data.

HPAC DE conforms to all the requirements of the Dublin Core initiative and can also be set up to conform to the requirements of SPECTRUM museum standard.

The benefits of using HPAC DE include the following:

1. No additional internal IT resource is required as HPAC DE is hosted on managed secure servers and House of Images provide the neccessary skills to maintain the application. All data is encrypted to provide maximum security.
2. No dedicated hardware is needed to run the system
3. There is no software to install internally and administrators can control the system from any PC.
4. All software upgrades/changes are installed by House of Images, normally without disruption.
5. Data back ups can be provided by House of Images, the system allows the administrator to provide their own back ups in a variety of formats.
6. The House of Images system offers considerable performance benefits over an application installed on a WAN which can have slow delivery speeds compared to connecting to the internet.
7. HPAC DE uses the standard MySQL database platform.
8. Data can be exported from HPAC DE in a number of formats including XML and CSV.
9. All data is totally secure with access controlled by the system administrator.
10. Data can be imported into HPAC DE in a variety of formats.
11. No specialist skills are required by users and House of Images provide all necessary training.
12. Every action is auditable, the audit trail can be exported to a separate file for recovery if preferred.

Xansys (Media Asset Management)

Xansys is HoI’s fourth generation windows imaging system, written in Java and available on NT (all variations), Unix, Solaris, MAC etc. XML has been used for data formatting and data storage. This solution is an Internet based package, incorporating video capture, multimedia, presentations, text, photographic images etc into a database, working with a number of operating systems. HoI’s solution is an example of encompassing the latest advances in technology with existing systems, thereby enabling customers to utilize a product, which will be capable of advancing with time.

Xansys provides organization, integration and highly developed technology to all your applications.

A strong feature of Xansys is the in-built Security Level:

• Each field can have its’ own security level / or have a high level set as a default.
• A field can only be changed through relevant security password input.
• Every move is auditable. The audit trail can be exported to a separate file for separate recovery, if preferred.
• Single Step Security is another key feature of the package i.e. The security level indicates what security is imposed on each field, in the system. This can be as flexible / adaptable as you like.
• There is an obvious Log-in to the system (‘List file’ – drop down lists to add from).
• The ‘data entry’ screen, taken from nominal data fields, can be subdivided into as many pages as you wish. The data structures are extremely flexible with XML programming. Initially, the user can ‘group’ all the data entries to a single / specific page – and in the future, incorporate any changes, as and when required. This also provides the user with the foundations to develop the product (in any direction) as the organization grows, providing them with the flexibility to continue with archiving collection(s).
• Integration to external applications
  Integration to an image scanner, Web Cam, video input etc has been catered for. Xansys is able to store mpeg movies, pdf files. Media files can be jpeg, video etc. These can be stored as thumbprints e.g. 12 to a screen. Also, these can be increased or decreased depending on numbers required, for viewing, and also with consideration to the visually impaired. The data can be viewed alongside the image, if required (see above).
  Xansys works in conjunction with any other product. This solution is web based, inline with technological advances. HoI is able to integrate Xansys to any e-mail solution, in order that images be e-mailed on/off site e.g. for completion of specific projects related to themes / historical eras etc. Similarly Xansys is able to integrate to a fax solution to allow the images to be transmitted off site.


• Supporting future development for your requirements
  This solution will develop alongside your requirements, for the foreseeable future; as you will be able to add any type of information to it and further re-sequence and re-present the information without changing the structure and database. The images can be stored in any format e.g. tiff, pdf, gif, html, jpeg, txt. Integration to existing and new viewers has been catered for. Basic viewers e.g. txt, html, jpeg are incorporated.
  Xansys is an ‘open ended’ solution i.e. It can be extended in any direction and further developed to add new features and bring in new technologies. Xansys allows for complete organization i.e. there is one central ‘place’ to go to view images / collection(s), also satellite branches can access data using the Internet / from website address(es). The Public Access Module(s) can be utilized to sell images over the Internet, from terminals placed on-site.