III.2 Constraints

The following are the constraints for MaMa:

General Constraints

The general constraints for MaMa are as follows:

• Set up a campaign without programming:
• To set up a campaign, no programming is necessary. Configuration in various forms is allowed.
• Implementation based on Java:
• MaMa-CRM works on a recent Java runtime (>1.6).
• Use Oracle as a database:

  The InDAC holding company has negotiated a favorable deal with Oracle Inc. in terms of license and maintenance fees. Therefore, Oracle DB has to be used for data storage.

Software Infrastructure Constraints

The software-related constraints are as follows:

• Linux operating system (preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux as hardened editions certified by several security organizations exist).
• Open source frameworks with liberal licenses are possible (GNU and FSF licenses not allowed).
• Code generation/ Model Driven Software Development (MDSD) preferred for development.
• Use of the UML modeling tool...