Once again, I feel the need to send you a note to tell you how happy we are with the web-based dynamic Fleet Benchmarking application you developed.  This new tool gives us a strategic edge over even our biggest competitor.  Several other companies we approached said it couldn’t be done. You delivered a tough project on time and on budget.  Kudos to you and your team!

Tom Nimmo
VP of Operations
Utilimarc, Inc.

Web Applications

Website technology can be confusing. All kinds of terms are thrown around in techie conversations and most people don't know what any of it means.

We rarely build a website completely out of static HTML these days. Nearly every site contains some levels of HTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX, PHP or some other dynamic technology. Those technologies combine to make a web application. Don't worry if you don't know what these terms mean - it doesn't matter.

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The terms don't matter as much as the deliniation between a static website and a web application. How the application is built should be determined by the programmer - let them apply the proper tool.

Take a step back and figure out where the website ends and the web application begins?

What is a Web Application?

A web application is a program that can be accessed via the Internet that is coded in a language that Internet browsers can understand. A web application is a dynamic website that "talks" to other technologies. You get to interact with the application via a browser.

The latest web applications provide access to software previously only distributed on individual computers one at a time. By availing your functionality to the network via web applications, you can now share updated data and functionality in real time.

Examples:

Database Integration - Your in-house legacy system is doing the Costomer Relationship Management (CRM) work. The web application begins when you can see or update the CRM information from your website. SOAP Integration is the common form.

eCommerce - Your website ends when the description of a product ends and the "purchasing" of the product begins.

Dynamic Flash - Flash is often used to make simple slide shows and image effects but it is capable of much more. We connect databases to Flash animations to push the outer limits of rich media.

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