Complex sentence: Merb proper encompasses only the controller layer in the Model, View, Controller architecture, however Merb serves as the integration point for a larger suite of technologies which operate in concert as an entire web application framework.
Split into simpler sentences: Merb proper encompasses only the controller layer in the Model, View, Controller architecture. However, Merb serves as the integration point for a larger suite of technologies which operate in concert as an entire web application framework.