A pharmacy cannot stop selling medicine because the 4G is slow today. In most of Afghanistan, software that needs a constant internet connection is software that regularly stops working. That is why every Etimad system starts from the opposite assumption.
The data lives in your building
Each system keeps its database on your own computer or a small local server, and the other computers connect over the shop's network. The internet is a bonus, never a requirement.
What the internet is used for, when it is there
- Activating the licence once
- Optional cloud sync, so an owner can follow sales from home or from another branch
- Remote support, so we can fix a problem without travelling
- Copying backups off the premises
How sync works for branches
At JF Solar the shop counter runs on Windows with no internet needed, and the owner checks sales and stock from a phone browser. Both talk to the shop's own server; if the connection drops, the counter keeps selling and catches up when it comes back.
Design for the network you actually have, not the one you wish you had.
