Is web based technology just a fad or are there real business benefits?

Introduction:
Every so often we encounter someone who challenges the wisdom of our business committing itself wholeheartedly to browser based system development. This is almost always a surprise to us. We have become so familiar and accepting of the advantages of web based or browser oriented solutions that we generally automatically assume that they are obvious to everyone else. While making this assumption may be a strategic mistake, we firmly stand behind the view that the web based system is the best business strategy a software development business can make. There are a vast number of advantages to browser oriented systems over old fashioned applications. When applied in the business system context, these advantages need to be translated into concrete business benefits...read more