Designing a Total Data Solution

Chapter 5: Application Servers: The Next Wave in Corporate Intranets and Internet Access

Lisa M. Lindgren

ACORPORATION’S WEB PRESENCE TYPICALLY EVOLVES IN THREE STAGES. In the first stage, static information is published via Web pages. Information about the company, its products, and its services is made available to the general public via the Internet. In a more secure internal intranet, employees have access to company holiday schedules, personnel policies, company benefits, and employee directories.

While this first step is necessary, it is really only a substitute for other traditional forms of publishing information. The information can become dated, and there is no interaction with the user. Most organizations quickly evolve from the first ...