Epicor Internet Component Environment (ICE)

Epicor ICE 2.0 is the service-oriented architecture (SOA) of the next generation for creation of dynamic business applications using possibilities of Microsoft Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008.

Epicor ICE 2.0 is planned to release in the second quarter 2008. It represents really flexible SOA. Epicor ICE 2.0 will allow to reduce costs due to more effective use of the hardware, optimization of infrastructure and increase in availability of server resources that in turn, will have a positive impact on productivity of each user. The basis of ERP solutions of Epicor of the next generation Epicor ICE 2.0 integrates concepts of Web 2.0 and SOA Enterprise in easily adaptive structure for creation of dynamic applications. Making use of the joint experience of dynamic applications, Epicor ICE 2.0 reaches the new level of flexibility, convenience and stability in integration support an application-application and business and business.

Epicor ICE 2.0 optimizes business process management of the enterprise, allows to coordinate them and also to manage risks. ICE 2.0 can be established by a traditional image at the client or be provided as service (software-as-a-service) to one client (Single Tenant) or several clients (Multitennant) at the same time. At the same time the application can be configured once, and then be replicated using the client application under Windows or the browser supporting Ajax. Other implemented possibilities of Web 2.0 include virtualization (Microsoft Hyper-V Server), permanent connection (Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007), data retrieval in scales of all enterprise and information management (Microsoft Office SharePoint Server), business real-time analysis (Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server), support of RSS feeds, use of Windows Workflow Foundation and REST of web services.

Epicor accumulated 20 years' experience in development of line-of-business of solutions (LOBs) based on the newest technologies of Microsoft. Such powerful tools as Epicor Productivity Pyramid – Epicor Information Worker, Epicor Portal and Epicor Service Connect increase return of investments into ERP, making information more available to employees that promotes increase in efficiency both each of workers, and all collective in general.

Based on SOA technology, Epicor ICE 2.0 represents evolutionary approach to in a revolutionary way new functionality. At present the company develops the first complex corporate application based on Epicor ICE 2.0. in which the software, services and support will be combined with the help of SOA and Web 2.0 in a single technology platform.