BellHawk Systems Technology
A BellHawk system consists of:
- The BellHawk software, which consists of a specialized BellHawk website and SQL Server database running on a Windows Server computer. All user
interactions takes place through the website interface using web-browser based devices and all tracking data is
captured in the SQL server database. The BellHawk software can be installed on the client's own Windows Server
or used on a subscription basis at a secure data center in the "Cloud".
- Ruggedized mobile computers, tablets and PDAs, usually with integral barcode scanners, which are used to
capture data by means of barcode scanning. These use a web-browser to communicate with the server over a plant wireless network, the
Internet, and/or a mobile phone data network and thus do not need any
special software to be loaded onto the devices.
- PCs equipped with corded or cordless Bluetooth scanner which can be
used to capture data by barcode scanning using a web-browser.
- PCs, Laptops, Tablets and Mobile Phones that can be used to view and control operations from anywhere and
at any time they have an internet connection to the Windows Server, through a web-browser interface.
- PCs that are used, through a web-browser interface, to run reports,
enter system setup data, and perform Excel imports and exports. PCs are
also used to enter purchase orders, work orders, pick orders, and ship
orders and to monitor their progress.
- A set of interfaces that enable clients to implement automated data exchange
interfaces with a
wide-range of ERP, accounting, CAD, E-Commerce, process control, and supply chain
systems. BellHawk can import and export data in the form of Excel spreadsheets for
simple data exchange with other systems. BellHawk also supports a
web-services interface for data exchange with a remote system.
- The Bell-Connector DEX interface which enables users to setup rules
for automated data exchange between BellHawk and databases in a local
plant.
- Barcode label printers which can be used to print barcode labels on
demand through any data collection device as part of the data collection
process, using the BellHawk Barcode Label Printing System
Packaged versions of BellHawk are available on a Software-as-a-Service
subscription basis in the Cloud. Please see
www.BellHawkOnline.com. Using
BellHawk Online is an excellent way to quickly get up and running to solve
operational problems.
Perpetual licenses to use the BellHawk software platform on a
client's own Windows Workstation are also available on a one-time purchase
basis. Please see www.BellHawk.com for
technical details about BellHawk and Bell-Connector.
Clients can start using BellHawk Online and then BellHawk Systems
staff can quickly migrate their BellHawk system to run on the client's own
server once the client has determined that BellHawk is the correct package
for them.. This is made feasible because each client gets their own website
and database. This also enables BellHawk System's staff members to customize
the systems to meet the individual needs of each client, irrespective of
whether they are using BellHawk Online or hosting the software on their own
server.