Web technologies replace traditional rich client applications within many areas. The Java “run anywhere” philosophy offers a wide range of platforms to run the application. Every platform from a small embedded Linux box, a Windows computer up to an Unix cluster can do it.

Always when different people from different places access common data and resources, web applications make sense and have many advantages. You don't have to maintain a set of computers with installed software, but only one specialized server does all the work. This might be in simplest case a small embedded Linux box. It's only a matter of access rights and network topology who can access the application. The requirements to the clients are minimal. Any computer with actual web browser will be sufficient - with adequate adopted user interface even a mobile phone with web browser.

With AJAX web applications are meanwhile just as well operable as Desktop applications. Web applications with AJAX are no more loaded with every click again, but only the parts concerned are updated. Please test my form for registration and try to register as „testuser “. - as soon as you leave the input field your input is sent to the server and announces you that this Login name is already assigned.

Applications of Web as Rich Client replacement are suitable for areas of applications like:

• tRemotemaintenance and service tasks
• Remote supervision and remote maintenance of test and manufacturing plants
• Operating and Konfigurationsfrontends for embedded systems and for interlaced embedded systems over a server