How Web applications Score over Desktop
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Web applications have survived all doomsday predictions to emerge a winner and give desktop applications a run for their money. There are enough reasons why clients are preferring web over desktop
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| Advantages of web applications |
Peoplesoft changed a lot of perceptions on advantage a web application can have over desktop. Google maps, Gmail etc followed suit and number of takers for web applications is ever increasing. There are quite a few places where web scores over desktop. Below we explore a few
- Accessibility is the key - Ability to access web applications from possibly anywhere continues to be the prime area where web scores over desktop. This is specially useful in a global era where field staff, clients, vendors are scattered all around and need to access the same system
- Painless Licenses - Though a lot of web applications now have some sort of licensing restrictions, they are in no way are restrictive and painful as desktop counterparts. You can easily purchse more licenses and activate them instantly- online of course !
- Cheaper in economy of scale - Web applications often turnout to be cheaper than desktop for bigger user base. And with little effort you may find applications with no licensing restrictions at all.
- More flexible to integartions - Web applications inherent architecture allows them to be integrated easily with other applications. Use web services for smart integrations
- Outsource to make the most- Avail maximum cost and quality benefots of outsourcing with Web application development. This modesl enables offshore development and onsite delivery of the application. Maintence is done without having to access every single pc in is really a suDesktop Software are usually not built to be easily integrated with other software. Several compatibility complications arise
- No more installations - Web applications dont need to be installed on PCs. You just need a URL to be able to access your applictaions. If something ever goes wrong, your vendor can fix it without having to bother to come to your office. All this can be done remotely
A leading car rental company in canada uses online web application to allow users to be able to rent cars online. The application built in coldfusion gives users the comfort of booking cras from home and has resulted in a marked increase in booking volumes
REO Allegiance, a foreclosure company automated all its business processes, phased out its desktop applications and moved to the web platform. With custom web based enterprise applications in place, REO witnessed 200-300% growth in revenues to become a leading player in its area
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