Client-Server Computing

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This paper explains that there are diverse issues, on the technical side of the usability of web-based systems, which can cause problems to businesses when migrating their client-server legacy systems to Web-based ones.The author points out that the use of broadband technologies, specifically the Internet, brings more income to many businesses because the Web causes in minimizing and decreasing the business' spending and allows an increase in clients' participation to different activities due to the convenience the Web brings to prospective clients. The paper relates that there are some points, which must be considered during web migration of systems: Compatibility of architecture, security, maintenance, adaptability and the amount of data the business will normally travel across the Internet.

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"Going with the flow of high technology, such as using a web-based system as a tool in business activities, should not be done just to be in fashion with what is "in". Technology is continuously being developed and made more advanced to facilitate the manual tasks that can be automated by computers. Therefore, when migrating systems from local networks into the Internet, the goal is not just to utilize a new technology but to make use of the best that technology can provide. "

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