Features and Benefits of Web Technology
Central storage of applications and data
Global access using the existing infrastructure of the internet
Low cost and Easy deployment to users
Problems with Web Technology
High cost of application development
High cost of maintenance
Increased Time to market
Web Applications are Static, Slow, and Feature restricted
Why these problems Exist
Compatibility problems between software browsers
Cumbersome, complicated, ever changing web technologies
Poor development tools, development languages and a variety of different technologies need to be learnt
No logical seperation between the user interface and data