Buffalo
Release Number: 3.0 
Release Date: 25th October 2010
Customer Support: For more information or support please contact us at buffalo@dataworld.co.za or buffalo@dataworld.co.in or visit our website http://www.dataworld.co.za/BuffaloRegistration/Public/Registration.html

What is Buffalo?

Buffalo is a provider of agnostic spatial data delivery platform built on top of open source called MapServer. It is designed to provide seamless access and manipulation of data from various data sources in single view. Buffalo’s primary vision is to provide an enhanced user experience for creation, view and analysis of spatial data. As a platform, it comprises of Buffalo Runtime, Buffalo Studio, Buffalo Server, Buffalo Plugins and Buffalo SDK.

Buffalo is proprietary software; however, Buffalo SDK is distributed for free. If you want to deploy applications created using Buffalo SDK for commercial use then you have to purchase Buffalo Runtime license. For more details about Buffalo licensing policies please refer "License Manual".


About Buffalo Products

1. Buffalo Runtime: Runtime is collection of executables and dll files required by below mentioned Buffalo Products and executing customized applications developed using Buffalo SDK. 

2. Buffalo Studio: Buffalo Studio is used for data creation, visualization and spatial analysis data.

3. Buffalo Server: Buffalo Server is capable of displaying spatial data on web, perform analytical functions and do basic editing of data.

4. Buffalo SDK: Buffalo SDK is required for developing customized applications.

5. Buffalo Plugins: Buffalo Studio comes with its own plug-in framework. As a part of standard distribution these optional plugins are provided for advanced raster processing and for other functionalities. Users are encouraged to use these plugins or develop their own for customized requirements. 


System Requirements

1. Operating System: All Windows based operating system
2. .Net Framework 3.5 SP1
3. Buffalo Runtime 3.0
4. 1.0 GHz or higher CPU
5. 512 MB or more RAM
6. 1024 x 768 high-color 32-bit display
7. Microsoft Silverlight (for viewing Buffalo Server in Silverlight)
8. Internet Explorer 6 and 7 / Mozilla Firefox 3.5 (for Buffalo Server)
9. Internet Information Service 5.1 & above (virtual server for managing Buffalo Server)