Web/Portal Applications also referred to as Thin Client applications primarily focus on delivering Custom applications developed for the Internet-enabled world. The ability to update and maintain Web applications without distributing and installing software on potentially thousands of client computers is a key reason for their popularity.
These applications operate in the Client-Server model, where the main Business Logic and the Data reside on the Server and only the thin User Interface application resides on the Client machine. The actual user can simply access the Web application with a Web browser over a network.
Web applications are generally in the form of simple Static Web Sites developed to allow users to share their Company/Topic specific information on the Network. Web applications are also used to implement Webmail, Online retail sales, online auctions, Wikis, discussion boards, Weblogs, and many other functions as well as Web Portals.
Web Portal is a term, generally synonymous with gateway, for a World Wide Web site that is or proposes to be a major starting site for users when they get connected to the Web or that users tend to visit as an anchor site. There are various categories of portals like General portals or Specialized or niche portals.
Typical services offered by portal sites include a directory of Web sites, a facility to search for other sites, news, weather information, e-mail, stock quotes, phone and map information, and sometimes a community forum.
We at Anurakti Solutions can provide you a whole range of Services in the Web/Portal Applications field.