Remote access to enterprise transaction processing via the Web. (Technology Information)

Enterprise Systems Journal,  February, 1997  by Matthews, David

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The Internet and intranet are quickly becoming a mainstream way to conduct enterprise business. Using the Web lets the enterprise communicate with others both inside and outside the organization, giving it a key strategic advantage. The Web offers several advantages over two-tier client/server solutions, in that the issue of software distribution is unnecessary, because all the client needs is a browser to connect.

In addition, there is no vendor lock-in, and the browser establishes a common environment on every desktop at very low cost. Although intranets are used mostly for internal ...

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