WWW: Beyond the Basics

22. Web Applications

by Constantinos Phanouriou

ABSTRACT

Latest surveys estimate that over 20 million individuals are currently using the Internet. Most organizations have either implemented or are planning to implement Internet applications, or most commonly known as Web applications. This is an astounding rate of adoption, especially when one considers the short history of the WWW. While there may be many reasons why organizations are embracing the Web at such an unprecedented rate, in the final analysis Web applications are being adopted because they are easy to deploy and to use. This chapter examines Web applications and how they will change the software industry. It also examines the advantages and disadvantages of accessing applications over the Web.

CHAPTER CONTENT

  1. Introduction
  2. What are Web Applications?
    1. Web environment
    2. HTML Pages
    3. Java
    4. ActiveX
  3. Why Web Challenges?
    1. Advantages
    2. Client-Server
    3. Web Challenges
  4. Network Computing Architecture
    1. Problems
    2. Distributed Objects
    3. Changing standards
    4. Network Computer
  5. Development tools
    1. Javamatic
    2. WebObjects
    3. NetDynamics
    4. Castanet
  6. Conclusion

    References

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