| Developer(s) | United Planet GmbH |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1999 |
| Stable release | Intrexx 5.2 / August 2011 |
| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Enterprise Portal, Intranet Portal |
| License | Proprietary software |
| Website | http://www.intrexx.com |
Intrexx is an integrated cross-platform development environment for the creation and operation of web-based applications, enterprise portals and intranet portals. A portal is created according to the drag and drop principle, without the need for programming.
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The first version of the software was established by the German software vendor United Planet in 1999 under the name “Intrazone”. In the year 2000, the software was re-named in “Intrexx Xtreme”. With the release of Intrexx 5.0 in March 2010, the product line split into the editions Intrexx Professional and Intrexx Compact. Intrexx Professional is the continuation of the Xtreme series and still addresses medium sized companies, organizations and public administrations. Intrexx Compact contains a complete company portal with more than 50 ready-made web-applications and templates. It especially addresses the target group of SMBs with up to 25 PC workstations. According to the manufacturer, there have been implemented more than 3.500 Intrexx portals by now (State: 2011).[1]
Milestones:
Intrexx basically consists of two parts:
Intrexx Portal Manager
It is installed on any client or on the server and possesses all the components for developing and managing layout, menu or applications. Also the setup of the users with the rights to the respective applications of an portal takes place in the Portal Manager of Intrexx.
Intrexx Portal Server
It is installed on a server and controls all transactions of the created web-based applications and portals. It monitors the rights of the users within the transactions, controls the entire business logic operations and governs access to the data sources.
Intrexx provides companies with the possibility to create and manage multi-lingual web-based applications, intranet portals and enterprise portals. In doing so, the software sees itself as an alternative to Microsoft SharePoint, IBM WebSphere and SAP NetWeaver Portal.[5] Design and usability of the portal are provided by the integrated portal designer based on CSS and XML, enabling the adoption to the corporate identity of the company via XSL-transformations. Single sign-on guarantees a secure authentication and role-based authorization. The synchronization with existing LDAP-servers is possible.
Intrexx is based on Java and contains the following modules:
Designer
The Designer allows enterprises to create their portal layout according to their individual corporate identity: colors, fonts, symbols, buttons and menu structures can be selected via mouse click from lists as well as a multitude of already premade design templates.
Applications
With the Application Designer, applications and forms can be created without programming knowledge - via drag and drop. With the help of a wizard, users select the desired edit and output controls, as well as the required buttons, and create applications - for the desktop PC, laptop, and smartphone.
Processes
Thanks to the graphical interface of the Process Designer, processes can be transferred into electronic workflows and automated by Drag-and-drop. The user can also define conditions and actions.
Users
In the User Manager, one can define who may access which applications and functions in the portal. It is possible to make the access rights dependent on the function of the employee or combine specific employees into one rights group.
Integration
With Intrexx, users have direct read and write access to almost any database in an enterprise, as well as import or export its data. In the same way, ERP systems like SAP ERP can be connected with read and/or write scenarios.
Tools
Intrexx contains different tools that support the administrator in his/her work. A System Monitor, for example, shows the current system load, the activities in the enterprise portal, the status of memory use, and the connections to the database as well. The Task Planner delivers an overview of all running processes.
Special Business Integration Adapters allow the integration of data from third party systems such as SAP (SAP Business Suite, SAP Business One), IBM Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange (2003/2007/2010) as well as the integration of JDBC databases. A special Business Adapter for Microsoft Office also allows the organization of Microsoft Office Documents within the enterprise portal.
Similar to Apple the vendor United Planet offers ready-made business applications, forms, processes and layout templates in the so called Intrexx Application Store [6]