A web application is a software system that is accessed via a web browser (such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple's Safari etc) over the Internet, or via an Intranet (a closed "Internet-like" network within a company with no external access to the public). Web applications are popular due to the ubiquity of the browser as a client (sometimes also called a thin client). Such applications allow users to be creative, to collaborate, to gather and to get tasks accomplished using a simple web browser and access to the Internet. Most, but not all, web applications are coupled with databases and sophisticated business logic to provide serious functionality to its users. In addition, Web applications often have e-commerce functionality.
You can view some of the web applications that we have developed for our clients.
The ability to update and maintain web applications without distributing and installing software on potentially thousands of client computers is a key reason for their popularity.
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Anatomy of a Web Application
A web application is comprised of a web-based user interface , a database to contain data and other objects, business logic that is specific to the web application and additional specialized plug-in software modules to provide very specific functionality. We applications can also have e-commerce functionality built in. Please click on the image to the right to launch an "interaction" in a separate window. This interaction will provide you with a brief overview about web applications. Some poplar examples of web applications are systems like Travelocity, Kayak.com, Amazon,.com and Facebook.com.
