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Retain Resource
Edition Guide
 
 
Editions to suit your business
 

Given our wide spectrum of clients, Retain Resource is available in a range of editions which are suitable for different types of deployment.

Please note that the user interface is almost identical in all editions of Retain Resource.

 
  Retain Planner (formerly Retain Standard)  
  Retain Planner is an entry level product suitable for firms or departments who wish to plan resources over local area networks or wide area networks including dial-up VPN systems. It is simple to set up and is based on a proprietary database (Firebird DB platform), so there is no additional cost in obtaining database software. It comes with a fixed set of fields which you can alias to suit your requirements.
 
         
  Retain Corporate  
  This is a true 3 tier client-server edition of the product and provides the capability for resource planning at a country level, or wider. It uses the TCP/IP protocol, so can also be run over a secure internal Intranet. Bandwidth requirements between the client application and the Retain Server software have been minimized to allow fast access over slower wide area networks or dial-up, even with large databases of, say, 10,000 resources, using Oracle or SQL Server databases. find out more...  
         
  Retain Enterprise  
  Large scale resource planning for international and multi-territory organizations using Oracle or SQL Server. This edition uses the Retain Corporate technologies with the addition of a number of features for large scale planning. Additional features include multi-currency operation and variable diaries between offices. Retain Enterprise uses a standard TCP/IP protocol to communicate between the client and server modules, which means it can be used over almost any network, including a company intranet. The encryption and efficient data transfer mechanisms, together with use of local machine caches, provide a system that will still work effectively over minimal bandwidth. find out more...  
                 
  Retain for Notes  
  Designed to meet any requirements for Retain Resource to use Lotus Notes databases. As well as allowing better access by remote users, this facilitates resource planning across a wide area by means of replication of the Notes databases. It also allows planning information to be integrated with other Notes-based applications. find out more...  
         
We have produced a summary decision grid to help you select the Retain Resource edition that best fits your needs.
         
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Integrating with other technology you use
 
Your choice between different editions of Retain Resource may also be influenced by other technology used in your organization. There may be advantages in overall licensing costs, ease and cost of maintenance and sharing of information by storing your planning information in the same database used by your other systems.
 
Language editions
 
Language may be another factor in your decision (i.e. the screens, menus, help files and documentation). Retain Resource is available in several languages. Conversion of Retain Resource into other languages will be considered. Please contact us directly for further information.
 
 
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