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Web-based Applications and/or Networked Legacy Systems

Abstract

Introduction

The Technology Side of "the Problem"

Levels of Dealing with these Issues

Potential Advantage for Newcomers and Starter

Approaches to Deal with the Problem (or Parts of it)

Players and Products in this New Field

Comprehensive application development, deployment, server and Web/NLS integration architectures

Heavy duty / large scale Web-focused development, deployment and maintenance systems

User-front-end oriented development tools

Summary and Recommendation

User-front-end oriented development tools

Companies and products in this category are only mentioned for the sake of completeness and because most integrate into the systems in the other two categories.

  1. Macromedia's DreamWeaver
  2. Microsoft's FrontPage98
  3. GoLive Systems' GoLive Cyberstudio
  4. Adobe's Pagemill

Beside page authoring these products also let the developer perform web site management to various extents. Their foremost focus is however on web publishing rather than transaction processing support.