Since 1997 ASTA has been streaming datasets over the internet and there are thousands of deployed ASTA applications created by ASTA users in over 80 countries. ASTA in Action will showcase examples of deployed ASTA applications. If you would like your ASTA application to be showcased by ASTA in Action contact info@astatech.com

Aspen, an ASTA application Aspen is an Internet client/server application that enables individual nonprofit agencies or agency coalitions to track a wide variety of client information. Users can record, modify, and generate reports on intakes, ctivities, outcomes, case notes, surveys and assessments, case management goals, referrals, financial assistance, and more. The program also provides an announcement service, a library of downloadable files, a directory of referral agencies, and volunteer information tracking. The ASTA middleware that is woven into both the client and server applications facilitates all of these features. There are over 80 reports available, four of which let users build their own custom queries. Throughout the program, users can add their own customized fields and updated lists of staff names, outcomes, etc. by clicking on menu choices. Taking advantage of ASTA's capabilities, Aspen provides internal email, instant messaging for connected users, and remote administration functions. Because the typical Aspen user has only modest "computer literacy", the program is designed with ease-of-use as the paramount criteria. All program features are documented through a built-in help system. The Aspen client software runs briskly under any version of Windows from Windows 95 on. It requires under 1 MB of disk space, and about 20 MB of memory. For more information, contact Mark Shapiro at infocus@swbell.net. Download Aspen The download user name is Aspen and the p-word is Demo1. Those entries plus the URL are case-sensitive. Users can log into Aspen with the username of ASTA and the p-word of guest.