LinkUp

1. Introduction

Linkup is a social network that is designed to allow business people to

network with each other and to keep in touch with former colleagues. Most
social networks started out catering to one audience and then grew into
huge worldwide networks catering to many audiences. It will be reputed of
being the place to network for career development. You cannot view
another Linkup member's profile unless you are connected to that person,
and you can only get connected if you know that person outside of Linkup
already or if you are introduced to that person.

2. Statement about problem

Your professional network of trusted contacts gives you an advantage in

your career, and is one of your most valuable assets. Linkup exists to help
you make better use of your professional network and help the people you
trust in return. Our mission is to connect the world’s professionals to make
them more productive and successful. We believe that in a global
connected economy, your success as a professional and your
competitiveness as a company depend upon faster access to insight and
resources you can trust.

3. Objectives:

When you join, you create a profile that summarizes your professional
expertise and accomplishments. You can then form enduring connections
by inviting trusted contacts to join Linkup and connect to you. Your network
consists of your connections, your connections’ connections, and the people
they know, linking you to a vast number of qualified professionals and
experts. Through your network you can:

• Manage the information that’s publicly available

about you as professional.
• Find and be introduced to potential clients, service
providers, and subject experts who come
recommended.
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 • Create and collaborate on projects, gather data,
share files and solve problems.
• Be found for business opportunities and find
potential partners.
• Gain new insights from discussions with likeminded
professionals in private group settings.
• Discover inside connections that can help you land
jobs and close deals.
• Post and distribute job listings to find the best
talent for your company.

4. Methodology Adopted

Agile software development refers to a group of software development

methodologies based on iterative development, where requirements and
solutions evolve through collaboration between self-organizing cross-
functional teams.

Agile methods break tasks into small increments

with minimal planning, and do not directly involve long-term planning.
Iterations are short time frames that typically last from one to four weeks.
Each iteration involves a team working through a full software development
cycle including planning, requirements analysis, design, coding, unit testing,
and acceptance testing when a working product is demonstrated to
stakeholders. This helps minimize overall risk, and lets the project adapt to
changes quickly. Stakeholders produce documentation as required. Iteration
may not add enough functionality to warrant a market release, but the goal
is to have an available release at the end of each iteration. Multiple
iterations may be required to release a product or new features.Software
Engineering will also be exercised which will help in a resultant library of
components, the benefit of which will be reusability and fast development.

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5.Hardware and Software Used

The system must have the following hardware requirements:

Pentium IV Processors

256 MB of RAM

5GB of Hard Disk

One SQL based server

Client Machine

One domain name space to implement Web based services.

The system must have the following software requirements:

Client OS with .NET framework 2.0

Server OS with .NET framework 2.0

MS SQL DBMS (2000 / 2005)

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6.What Contribution would the project make
Completion of the development process will result in a software
package that will provide user friendly environment which is very easy to
work with, even for people with very little knowledge of computer.
Management of various tasks is incorporated in the package and will deliver
the required information in a very easy to use and easy to access manner.
This package will provide accuracy, efficiency, speed and easiness to the
end user. Paper work will be subjugated and come to an appropriate level.
Monotonous and tedious part of work will become fascinating. Since the
system is verified with valid as well as invalid data and is run with an insight
into the necessary modifications that may require in the future, it can be
maintained successfully without much hassle.

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