It has been engineered to be lightweight and network friendly to allow for improved reliability and scalability without need for an expensive, high speed network infrastructure.

GeMS offers two modes of operation: Client/Server and Terminal Services.
In a Client/Server configuration each user runs the GeMS front-end application from their Windows desktop.
In a Terminal Services configuration the GeMS front-end application is hosted on a central 'application server' that is accessed over the network using a 'Remote Desktop' connection. The workstation acts as a 'dumb terminal' to a session on the server. This requires a more powerful server but can make administration easier in large environments.

These two modes are not mutually exclusive. It is common for a combination of both modes to be used simultaneously. Switching between the two modes is seamless and requires no additional configuration.

A single GeMS server machine is usually sufficient to run up to 40 concurrent users.

This means no additional data servers, no additional print servers and no additional communications servers are required.

The GeMS 'all on one machine' design radically reduces your total cost of ownership, especially when you consider that the cost of running a server is not just the machine itself but also the cost of data back-up, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), maintenance contracts and of course space in your server room. Having only a single machine to look after also simplifies systems management.

GeMS does not have excessive hardware requirements. With less that 10gb disk space required for a server installation and less that 2gb for a workstation, GeMS doesn't make huge demands for disk space or require special disk hardware. It's lightweight network design means it will run efficiently over any standard (100baseT) office network.

GeMS doesn't require the purchase of additional, expensive high speed 'gigabit' network cards or switches either. Low network bandwidth requirements also make it ideal for WAN (wide area network) and remote working. Many GeMS users routinely work from home using VPN or dial-up technology. GeMS runs on all versions of Microsoft Windows (except for Windows 95).

GeMS supports up to 40 concurrent users on a single server but it scales effectively as your requirement grows. In a Terminal Services configuration it is possible to seamlessly add additional application servers to meet increased demand. For truly large enterprises GeMS will scale very effectively to a 64bit environment.

These factors, combined with ASM's unrivalled 24x7 free support, mean ASM GeMS provides you with the most robust, manageable and complete software solution for running your freight business.