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All you need to benefit from Tweezy is a device with an internet connection. This could be a classroom PC, a laptop with an "internet dongle", an I-pad connected to your wireless at home or even a smart phone in your pocket. Although you wouldn't notice it the software has been designed to make using it easy on the small screen of these devices. Naturally we can't test it on every smart phone or every style of tablet PC but we have tested with the most popular devices. You may be interested to know that our research shows that one can even buy refridgerators with internet connection now - WHY?!

For most people this is probably all you need to know about our technology but incase you were wondering we have provided some techy speak below.

Tweezy is written 100% in the Java programming language and is therefore independent of the operating system used. Tweezy Online is a multi-user system, which allows any number of concurrent users over the Internet. No software download or installation is required on the client side. Tweezy uses JSP forms based on the definitions of business objects and adjusts the forms when the database definitions change. This rules out human error factor or failing to implement a change everywhere that it's required.

Tweezy uses JDBC to communicate with an SQL-compliant database management software and is therefore independent of the specific database used. We are currently using the Derby db engine but may switch to MySQL as it's a non-case sensitive engine. Database tables are altered automatically if data schema changes. Database transactions are maintained automatically.

Database SQL queries are automatically constructed from definitions of our own queries. These definitions are at a higher level of abstraction than SQL and include, in particular, links between objects, which are automatically converted into dataase table joins. Tweezy employs non-procedural rule-based approach to data processing (business logic) instead of scripting or programming. At the heart of this approach is Rete algorithm-based rule engine.

Data stored in Tweezy is protected in many different ways. Firstly, our servers are stored in a secure location safe from theft or fire. On and off site backups are maintained. To gain access to the database you need to have a user account on our servers. When you type in your username and password it is transmitted to our server via an encrypted connection for verification. Your Tweezy account uses the same technology as your online banking service or any other portal such as government websites.

Our high performance rack mounted servers are housed in a fully climate controlled room to ensure optimum temperature, humidity and environment. To protect against flood there is a raised floor system. To protect against fire the is an advanced FM200 Fire Suppression System. They run on dual filtered power feeds with multiple Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to ensure your service is online 24x7. Multiple stand by generators that will kick in the event of power failure. Our facility is protected by CCTV plus multiple intruder systems. These servers connect to the Internet via Ultra high speed multiple Tier 1 connections giving fast access to your data from around the world