Looking for Solution to Remote Data Entry

I'm looking for different solution people have implemented to solve this
problem.
Problem: People need to work remotely. While working remotely they want to
gather information. This information might be survey info, or inspection
info, etc. This information is to be stored remotely on a handheld, or
laptop device. After they get back to the office/homeo office they want to
upload the information to our corporate database, which is SQL Server 2000.
This upload process should be very easy, like a like of a button, or done
automatically when the devices is docked into the corporate network. This
solution has to be supported over the Internet, and intranet.
What I'm looking for is what technologies and processes have people put in
places to implement a solution to handle the problem I stated above.
If you have more questions about what I am asking for please let me know.Replication is the MS SQL Server technology for this.
Quentin
"Greg Larsen" <GregLarsen@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C353A7E9-0D0E-4DA4-85E8-6EE8F6D754AD@.microsoft.com...
> I'm looking for different solution people have implemented to solve this
> problem.
> Problem: People need to work remotely. While working remotely they want
> to
> gather information. This information might be survey info, or inspection
> info, etc. This information is to be stored remotely on a handheld, or
> laptop device. After they get back to the office/homeo office they want
> to
> upload the information to our corporate database, which is SQL Server
> 2000.
> This upload process should be very easy, like a like of a button, or done
> automatically when the devices is docked into the corporate network. This
> solution has to be supported over the Internet, and intranet.
> What I'm looking for is what technologies and processes have people put in
> places to implement a solution to handle the problem I stated above.
> If you have more questions about what I am asking for please let me know.
>|||Are you saying you would use replication from a CE or Laptop device back to
your corporate database?
What other technologies might be available. I'm looking for all the
different technologies so I can determine what might be best and worst
methods.
"Quentin Ran" wrote:
> Replication is the MS SQL Server technology for this.
> Quentin
>
> "Greg Larsen" <GregLarsen@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C353A7E9-0D0E-4DA4-85E8-6EE8F6D754AD@.microsoft.com...
> > I'm looking for different solution people have implemented to solve this
> > problem.
> >
> > Problem: People need to work remotely. While working remotely they want
> > to
> > gather information. This information might be survey info, or inspection
> > info, etc. This information is to be stored remotely on a handheld, or
> > laptop device. After they get back to the office/homeo office they want
> > to
> > upload the information to our corporate database, which is SQL Server
> > 2000.
> > This upload process should be very easy, like a like of a button, or done
> > automatically when the devices is docked into the corporate network. This
> > solution has to be supported over the Internet, and intranet.
> >
> > What I'm looking for is what technologies and processes have people put in
> > places to implement a solution to handle the problem I stated above.
> >
> > If you have more questions about what I am asking for please let me know.
> >
> >
>
>|||> Are you saying you would use replication from a CE or Laptop device back
> to
> your corporate database?
Yes that's what I am saying.
> What other technologies might be available. I'm looking for all the
> different technologies so I can determine what might be best and worst
> methods.
I am a SQL Server guy, not too much into other applications. One thing I
see can be useful is message queueing.
> "Quentin Ran" wrote:
>> Replication is the MS SQL Server technology for this.
>> Quentin
>>
>> "Greg Larsen" <GregLarsen@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C353A7E9-0D0E-4DA4-85E8-6EE8F6D754AD@.microsoft.com...
>> > I'm looking for different solution people have implemented to solve
>> > this
>> > problem.
>> >
>> > Problem: People need to work remotely. While working remotely they
>> > want
>> > to
>> > gather information. This information might be survey info, or
>> > inspection
>> > info, etc. This information is to be stored remotely on a handheld, or
>> > laptop device. After they get back to the office/homeo office they
>> > want
>> > to
>> > upload the information to our corporate database, which is SQL Server
>> > 2000.
>> > This upload process should be very easy, like a like of a button, or
>> > done
>> > automatically when the devices is docked into the corporate network.
>> > This
>> > solution has to be supported over the Internet, and intranet.
>> >
>> > What I'm looking for is what technologies and processes have people put
>> > in
>> > places to implement a solution to handle the problem I stated above.
>> >
>> > If you have more questions about what I am asking for please let me
>> > know.
>> >
>> >
>>