Web System Design
What's a Web System?
As we define it, a Web System differs from a Web Site by having a level of administration built into it. A web site is typically more static in nature and often a one-way communication venue. A "web system" is more dynamic, providing content management to site "owners" or "administrators". These sites may or may not be connected (integrated) with other web sites, applications or processes.
A Web System allows authenticated users (administrators) to interact with a web site's content and/or database through simple browser-based web forms. This password protected functionality enables a site owner to make changes in convenient and timely ways. The benefits of a Web System over a static Web Site are significant:
- Administrator needs no programming knowledge to make changes, eliminating the need for skilled programmers to make content changes.
- Changes can be made from any computer with an Internet connection. In addition to convenience, this eliminates the need to maintain web development software.
- Changes are published instantaneously. Obsolete information self-regulates instead of growing stale awaiting for someone to update it.
A Web System can be developed for Internet, Intranet or Extranet. Web Systems can be accessed via LAN, WWW, Remote Desktop or VPN.
