WWW: Beyond the Basics

22. Web Applications

22.6 Conclusion

Web-based Internet applications are possible today and are quickly evolving to become an important part of todays software market. A competitive and open software and hardware marketplace is driving companies to make improvements in the technology to enhance the range of what it can do and how easily web applications can be managed and deployed.

As the Internet continues to mature, internal web sites (as well as external ones) are requiring better application development tools, middleware products for connecting to legacy systems, and system management tools. New powerful management tools will allow support for far-research and innovative systems without sacrificing control. Improved security and administration tools will ensure that users are authorized to access the information they seek. Information management tools will also provide integrated search technology to search across distributed servers.

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