"Web 2.0 is a term often applied to a perceived ongoing transition
of the World Wide Web from a collection of websites to a full-fledged
computing platform serving web applications to end users. Ultimately
Web 2.0 services are expected to replace desktop computing applications
for many purposes." - As defined by Google Inc.
Web 2.0 ,
a phrase coined by O'Reilly Media in 2004, refers to a perceived or
proposed second generation of Web-based services that emphasize online
collaboration and sharing among users.
In
simple terms Web 2.0 is the next generation of enterprise level
applications running on the "On-Demand" model instead of the
traditional "On-Promise" model that has been around all this while.
With
web 2.0, the efficiency, productivity and cost effectiveness of
adopting the internet as the preferred mode of conducting business can
potentially reduce your IT spend by up to 80% [disclaimer]
The
information age, is now taking a step in the direction of becoming the
age where not just information but "data" is made accessible in ways
that was only known through the traditional, desktop applications.
This
presents the opportunity for businesses as well as consumers to have
the same user experience of running desktop applications (traditional
software) with the additional benefits of the Internet as a global mode
of communication across groups, channels, or locales.
This
is the time for businesses to make the transition into applications
(not just the software), that utilize the borderless communication
principles of the internet and provide personalized, localized tools
for making business decisions.
The result -
- Increase user productivity
- Lower total cost of ownership
- Less maintenance dependent
- Future-proof investment
- Collaborative technologies increase efficient workflows
- Leveraging from existing IT Infrastructure
- Reduce your time to market
- Simplify complex, multi-step processes in a single, dynamic interface that provides anytime, anywhere self-service to customers
- Establish deeper loyalty and higher value relationships.
Create
personalized, expressive applications that dramatically enhance user
experience Increase customer satisfaction and make users more
productive. |