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Table 1 Comparison of features of Enterprise ESSENCE, OpenESSENCE (OE), and ESSENCE Desktop Edition (EDE)

From: Developing open source, self-contained disease surveillance software applications for use in resource-limited settings

Feature

Enterprise ESSENCE

EDE

OE

Uses proprietary 3rd party software

X

  

Deployable using only open source software

 

X

X

Supports multiple types of data

X

X

X

Supports a variety of data sources

X

X

X

Plug-in API* for detection algorithms

X

X

X

Security and encryption built into the core system

X

 

X

Customizable, dynamic, flexible design (property file driven)

X

X

X

Designed for internet access

X

 

X

Supports language internationalization

  

X

Supports font internationalization

  

X

Configurable security/access authentication

X

 

X

  1. *API - Application Programming Interface.