A proven architecture that ensures scalability and low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

AskMe Enterprise has been designed ground-up with the goal of being deployed across all facets of an enterprise while maximizing the business benefit and value of Employee Knowledge Networks. The hallmarks of AskMe Enterprise's architecture include:

	Ease of Integration
	Flexibility
	Extensibility
	Scalability & Performance
	Reliability
	Security & Privacy

The core functionality of AskMe Enterprise is divided into three separate logical layers that include:

	AskMe Presentation Layer
	AskMe Knowledge Network Layer
	AskMe Storage Layer

Communication between the logical layers of AskMe Enterprise occurs through stateless XML-based interfaces.

The AskMe Enterprise architecture is made up of the AskMe Presentation Layer (top), the AskMe Knowledge Network Layer (middle), and the AskMe Storage Layer (bottom). Click on the picture above to view a larger image.

Core Capabilities
	Full compliance with XML-based industry standards such as SOAP and UDDI ensures rapid integration with enterprise software solutions. This ease of integration in turn provides low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
	XML based interfaces provide strong extensibility with minimal incremental effort.
	The stateless interfaces ensure complete horizontal scalability. As a result, supporting additional users in an organization is a simple matter of adding machines. AskMe Enterprise has been tested and deployed enterprise-wide at numerous large Global 2000 corporations.
	The stateless interfaces also ensure strong reliability and fail-over support. In the event of a server going down, another server is readily available to take its place with zero loss of data.
	The n-tiered architecture readily enables placement into a secure enterprise infrastructure. User data resides behind a protected zone that safeguards against the potential for security and privacy violations.
	A full featured Software Development Kit (SDK) with sample code offers total flexibility that ensures a perfect fit within the existing IT infrastructure.
	For more information on AskMe Enterprise technology, contact us.