Snehal Parikh

The Internet has evolved into an electronic marketplace, and businesses are increasingly realizing its benefits and those of associated technologies -- Web servers, browsers and Java. The next step is to leverage Web technologies so as to deliver mission-critical applications to employees, supply chains and customers. The flexibility and open standards of the Internet are what make intranets and extranets powerful, competitive weapons. Companies are seeing a world in which applications can be accessed by devices requiring nothing more than a Web browser as an operating environment. While this is all very intoxicating, managing Web applications in a production environment can be sobering. Running applications within browsers creates challenges that must be addressed. To realize ultimate benefits, companies must ensure secure access to Web applications, include Web clie... (more)