With great improvements in browser technology, more and more businesses are utilising the web not just for browsing websites but for conducting day to day business operations, including mission-critical operations.
A web application is an application that is accessed over the Internet or an intranet. also refers to an application that is hosted in a browser environment (e.g Firefox or Internet Explorer)
Latest technology now allows web applications to have feature rich user experience as previously only enjoyed by most desktop application users.
The ability to update and maintain web applications without distributing and installing software on potentially thousands of client computers is a key reason for their popularity. For additional benefits please see image on the left.