The document discusses setting up an I-Forms portal to host electronic forms on the internet. It describes how to build the system by choosing hardware, software, and a database management system. It recommends using open source options like FreeBSD, Apache web server, and MySQL database to keep costs low. It provides guidance on designing the website, creating forms, testing the system, and managing user access and form versions once launched.

1. I-Form Hosting and Electronic Document Security Franklin J. Garner, III Amgraf, Inc. 1501 Oak Street Kansas City, MO 64108

2. An Opportunity to Save (and Profit) from Internet Forms The I-Forms Portal

3. Used as a marketing term to describe a Web Site that is intended to be the first place people see when using the Web. Definition of an Internet Portal

4. Typically a Portal has a catalog of web sites, a directory of departments or subjects, a search engine, and may also offer other services (news, bulletin boards, maps, etc.) to entice people to use that site as their main point of entry to the Web. Definition of an Internet Portal

5. I-Forms Portal Overview Internet Forms Portal and Web Site Mainframe or Other System

8. Register Your Domain Name at: www.register.com Getting Started

9. Choose Hardware, Software, Database Management System, and Internet Connection Service Configure a Web Server

12. Web Site Server Software 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 0% 35% 70% Apache Microsoft iPlanet NCSA Other Source: Netcraft.com

14. RDBS Market Share Source: Gartner, Inc., May 2001

16. $5,000* Typical Pricing for Web Server Hardware/Software/Installation $300 / Month Typical Pricing – Co-Location Service * Based on Open Source Software

18. (Adobe GoLive Recommended) Choose an Web Page Authoring Tool

19. (OneForm Designer Plus Recommended) Choose an I-Forms Tool

27. $25,000* Typical Pricing for I-Forms Portal Design/Development Varies with Complexity, Numbers of I-Forms, Login Users, and Databases. *

29. System Demonstration I-Forms Hosting System