What are browser based applications?

Traditional applications are the GUI based apps that run locally on your PC. Maybe they interact with a central server in some capacity, but most of the processing is done on your local machine. You have to install it on your system, upgrade it, if it breaks on one random PC, your IT has to fix it.

Browser based applications are a new way of distributing and using software. They offer several advantages over more traditional software.

Technological Advantages

• No install or upgrades — No software to install on each user's PC for new user and/or upgrades.
• Availability — The software is available from anywhere on the Internet/Intranet.
• Platform independent — It doesn't matter if you run Windows, Mac OS, Linux, etc. they all just work.
• Reduced Cost — Because they are not supporting several different platforms the applications are written more quickly and with less errors due to platform specific problems.
• Ease of maintenance — Single point of management for the entire application.
• Hosting — We can host your application on our servers which completely removes the need for your on site staff to maintain the systems. Or if you prefer we can install the software on your own servers.
• Simple to use — If you employees can browse the web, they can quickly learn the software.
• API - interfaces can be made available for different clients.
• Security — If the application requires it, we use strong SSL encryption, the same security used for online credit card purchases.

Business advantages

While the technological advantages of browser based apps are very appealing to the CIOs, CTO, and IT Managers of the world, what are the business advantages? To put it simply instead of having employees manage all of your crucial business data on random spreadsheets, documents, and in various E-mails they can use a system that is built to your exact needs, no more, no less.

A custom application can easily reduce employee errors, safeguard your data with secure remote backups, provide automated processing, and help keep your business flowing more smoothly.

Contact us to discuss how a custom browser based application can benefit your business.