...the next generation...
Publishers' Assistant was built on a platform that is no longer supported.
Illumination is a viable solution for years to come.
Publishers' Assistant runs only on a PC.
Illumination runs via your browser on any computer -- even your cell phone or tablet
Illumination is a unified product, deployed as a web application, allowing you to further streamline operations
A simplified dashboard helps you to manage...
Contacts
Customer Orders
Customer Returns
Customer Receipts
Purchase Orders
Payments
...and, royalties, inventory, and other accounting happens automatically.
A separate administrative menu lets you control access to your data.
Administrative features can be password protected.
Features from PubAssist allow longtime users to seamlessly make the transition to Illumination.
The single-page application (SPA) approach is consistent across all of the functions in Illumination. The SPA allows you to quickly find, sort, and filter the resource you choose. Any instance can be edited directly...even from a phone!
It's an old computer cliche', but a good one. Each transactional function begins with a printer ready report. As you update the transaction... the report is updated automatically!
Highlighted areas of the report are "hot links" directly into appropriate steps in the transaction wizard.
Each transaction is a "wizard" that guides you through each step...except you can perform any step in any order!
Each application checks to ensure that the user is authorized for that application. Only a single login is needed.
Illumination is built using RAPIDS.
RAPIDS is REST compliant!
RAPIDS uses ODBC to allow for a variety of database technologies.
The primary database technology employed is MariaDb.
If you are familiar with these terms and technologies, then you know what they mean for scalability. If not, contact us! We'll be delighted to explain.