Due to the broad and ubiquitous reach of the Internet Browser, many companies are lured into thinking that developing business applications inside the browser i.e. "ASP Applications" is the way to go. Today it is well understood that Browser-based applications are not only very expensive to develop and maintain, the "App inside the Browser" approach imposes significant limitations in End-User functionality and ease-of-use. There is a far better, more cost-effective way to take advantage of the Internet for your business: the Microsoft Smart Client.

Smart Client database applications provide the same centralized control of application deployment and security, and provide End-Users with a highly-functional, high performance, easy-to-use application. The scorecard below shows the relative pluses and minuses of Browser-based applications vs. Smart Client applications.