People are looking for more dynamic information on the Internet, and they want to see something different when they log on to the same site. The Internet needs to be enhanced with more data to provide better service. Nevertheless, we are in the early stages of moving applications to the Internet. A number of issues must be resolved, including maturation of tools, such as better HTML editors. Companies demand guaranteed response times like those they are used to on their internal networks.
Security remains an important issue due to the many competing standards for secure transactions.
The ability to meld and manage a session, rather than having separate disconnected pages, also has to be resolved to spur widespread deployment of Internet applications. This class library can be used to create online catalogs for vertical industries through a Netscape browser. The architecture recognizes which server it is running on and what type of browser is accessing it, and it can connect to various databases. Output is optimized for the browser being used. The company now sells more than 500 specialty medical supplies online to some 5,000 customers, who used to receive a catalog six times a year.