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----------------------------------------------------------Permission is granted for the below article to forward,reprint, distribute, use for ezine, newsletter, website,offer as free bonus or part of a product for sale as longas no changes a Gone are those times when the companies and the organisations didn't need a hi-tech system to handle them. Owing to the considerable increase in the business sector and thus, an enormous increase in the complexity of the organisational struc
This is the information age and there are now millions of websites on the internet.The vast majority of these are static websites many impressive in design and looks. Like the glossy magazines in the newsagent they look great but do not actually do very much. Static sites have had their day and the next phase is data driven websites! Data driven websites use a database such as Microsofts SQL Server or MySQL (or others) to store the data, code pages such as C#, VisualBasic or Perl to crunch the data and HTML to display it in a user friendly interface. Examples of some data driven websites are Amazon (online store), eBay (auction site), Howrse (horse trading game) and Basecamp (project management). These all allow you to do things like register, log in and send messages and make purchases. These are enormous sites that have taken years and millions of dollars to develop.But its not just the mega-companies that have data driven websites even the smallest companies are now using the web to provide information in real time to their customers, suppliers and the public. This is generally being done by using 3rd party websites which allow you to set up an accounts on their website and then incorporate that functionality into your website. Web developers often use smoke and mirrors to subtly transfer us from one website to another without our knowledge. This is all done through the clever use of matching colors, fonts and common banners.Web ApplicationsOrganizations are also increasingly moving their computer systems on to the web these are also called web applications or web based applications s well as data driven websites. As computer systems are being replaced we have been moving away from the client server model (a Windows or Mac application and a centralized database). Instead most development is using a web based model where all that the user needs is a browser. There are many advantages, especially with the proliferation of iPhones, Android and Windows CE handsets. * Easier deployment (no need to send to each and every user)* Centralized data and application* Very thin client no need for processing power at the user end* Easy access from anywhere in the world with an internet connection With web applications or we can access our data when we want to using a variety of devices... no longer are we tied to the desk.Content ManagementNot only can we access the data from where anywhere we can also change it and update it whenever and wherever. Most data driven websites include a CMS (Contact Management System) that allows you to edit the textual or visual content in real time. No special skills or technology required just log in and click on an edit icon to start editing update the news or fix up the homepage there and then.
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