Web-based applications offer a range of business advantages over traditional, stand alone desktop applications.
A web application uses a website as an interface (i.e. the front-end). Users can access the applications from any computer connected to the Internet via a secure, password-protected login page.
Installation and Maintenance
Installation and maintenance becomes less complicated. Once a new version or upgrade is installed on our servers, all users can access it straight away. There is no need to upgrade each client PC, with all the related migration problems that might bring. Upgrades can be extensively tested with the end-user so the results are more predictable and reliable.
Other areas that are simplified are backups and rollbacks and increasing capacity to the system.
Security
Your web-based application will be deployed on our dedicated servers, which are monitored and maintained by experienced server administrators. This is far more effective than monitoring the multiplicity of users computers and configurations, as is the case with new desktop applications.
Cost effective development
With web-based applications, users access the system via a uniform environment - the web browser means that there is no need to test the application on all possible operating system versions and configurations. This also makes troubleshooting much easier.
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Using Internet technologies based on industry-wide standards, it is possible to achieve a far greater level of interoperability between applications than with isolated desktop systems. This means that it is possible to rapidly integrate them within existing infrastructures and platforms.
Technologies
ABsite uses the Open Source platform (MySQL and PHP, which is more suited to the majority of the websites and lower budget applications.
For larger applications there are two "Proprietary" solutions that will incur in software licenses fees and higher hardware requirements. The Java-based solutions from Sun Microsystems involves technologies such as JSP and Servlets, either J2SE or J2EE platform can be used. The newer Microsoft .NET platform uses Active Server Pages, SQL Server and .NET scripting languages.
Conclusion
The advantages of using web-based applications are clear. Above all, they are more intuitive and convenient to work with. The user-interfaces are easier to customise, making them more visually appealing and easier to use. And unlike traditional applications, web systems are accessible anytime, anywhere, via a PC with an Internet connection. Users can access time-critical information from any web browser, including wireless devices, wherever they might be.
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