Smart client bonanza
I came across a bunch of smart client links today, perhaps these will be of interest to some of you.
The just-released Smart Client Developer Center on MSDN
Some marketing-speak about business value of smart clients
I know “smart client“ is a contenious term, so here's how the MSDN dev center describes what smart client is all about:
- Improved Reliability in Heterogeneous Network Environments
- Increased Performance and Scalability
- Develop Applications Faster
- Access to Local Machine Functionality (such as DirectX)
- Integration with Existing Desktop Applications and Systems
- Ease of Deployment and Security
- Mobility Support and Data Synchronization Capabilities
- Native XML and Web Service Support
- Better User Experience and User Interface
- Flexible Data Access and Local Caching of Data