NPAC Technical Report SCCS-790
Introduction to Web Technologies and Their Applications
Geoffrey Fox
Submitted April 9 1997
Abstract
Introduction to Web Technologies and Their Applications
This paper discusses basic Web technologies, PERL, Java, JavaScript,
VRML, databases (web-linked), and digital multimedia in contact of a
layered WebWindows software architecture in which applications are
built on top of multi-use services. We assume a community technology
approach to both hardware and software. Perhaps the hardware model
will be ATM connected PC's while the community software approach will
not involve applications written for Windows NT/95 or UNIX, but rather
for WebWindows, with interfaces defined by the standards of Web servers
and clients. This universal environment will support WebTop
productivity tools, such as WebWord, built in modular dynamic fashion,
and will undermine the business model for large software companies. We
illustrate these ideas with some examples including business enterprise
systems (IntraNets), health care, financial services, command and
control, manufacturing, and education.