What's New at Siesta!!

SQL Databasing

Siesta has switched its data storage to the Microsoft SQL Server database format. The SQL databases are much more flexible and run faster than the former random access databases. The new web-based software is written to work with SQL Server 2005, SQL Server Express, and SQL Server 2008.

.Net Support

Siesta Software packages now include support for the Microsoft .Net framework. All Siesta software is written using the most modern software development tools possible, allowing our software to remain competitive and at the front line of the computer industry.

Web-Based Platform

Siesta's software is now designed to work over the internet, allowing instant upgrades without your school system having to do anything. As soon as a new procedure is developed and tested, it will become available for all customers subscribing to a specific software package. The web-based version will allow users to access the software from any computer connected to the internet, using the computer's web browser, eliminating compatibility issues with different operating systems and computing platforms.

Security

Your data is now protected in several key ways: First, it resides on a server under the control of your system, while the program exists on our secure website. With a proper setup using the SQL security your system uses, database access can be restricted to authorized users, operating from authorized locations. Second, transmissions between computers use secure socket encryption. Third, each siesta software package has an internal security system that controls users access within the software, limiting what parts of the software can be accessed by the different user groups. More information about our security systems can be provided to your system technicians.