Web Apps 101

What is a web application? A web application, also known as the ‘webapp’, is an application that can be easily accessible through a web browser over the internet. A web application is coded languages such as PHP, ColdFusion, and Asp.net combined with in a markup language like HTML.  What are the many benefits of a webapp? For one thing, web applications are cross platform compatible. Unlike certain software, which may only work on a Windows machine of a Mac machine, web applications have the ability to work across many different kinds of software such as internet explorer, Firefox, Safari as well as many different kinds of operating systems such as Windows, Linux, or Mac OS. Web applications are also extremely cost efficient. They have much lower maintenance and support costs than software as well.

Another benefit of the webapp is that you will never have to install an application on your computer to take up hard drive space. A webapp will always occupy a virtual cloud of space on the internet. Web Apps also allow you to constantly have the most up-to-date software. No more upgrade fees!

Web Applications are also available anywhere and anytime! This is huge – similar to the way you can access your email from any browser, any computer, etc., you can also access any web applications from anywhere.

With webapps you can also stress less about viruses.  Webapps require no  installation, which  means no viruses (unless you were to just get a Mac then you would never have that problem). The biggest benefit of all (in my opinion) is that mobile has arrived- allowing us to take our web apps anywhere our cell phones go.
Black Rhino Solution Inc’s Favorite Applications:
1.        Facebook (social networking site)
2.        Google Wave (an email and collaboration tool)
3.       Mint (a site to keep track of all your finances)
4.       Kuler (a color application to find colors that match and work good together)
5.       Google Maps (a map application)
6.       You Tube (Video application)
7.       Go To meeting (a virtual meeting application)
8.       WordPress (blogging application)

Tags: HTML, PHP, web appliation, webapp, websites compatability

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