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Businesses can reap numerous benefits by unlocking information
from disparate business systems—and making that information
available for employees to act on. Using smart client technology,
businesses can take action anytime, anywhere. Smart clients give
users the ability to access critical business information
regardless of the availability or quality of a user’s
network connection. By caching relevant data locally, smart
clients provide users with continuous access to their business
information, enabling them to make the right decisions at the
right time and in the right place.
Increase productivity
Smart clients allow people to move beyond viewing static
information in a browser. Smart clients provide an interactive
and highly responsive user interface, offering users immediate
access to critical data. By moving processing and data to the
local device or computer, smart clients eliminate the need to
contact the server every time a button is clicked. This way,
users don’t waste time waiting for screens to refresh or
networks to become available.
Reduce training and expand access
Smart clients can be easily integrated with familiar user
interfaces, such as Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Outlook.
Users no longer have to endure hours of training to learn a
new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) or another line
of business client application. With smart clients, data can
be integrated into applications that users already understand.
In addition, the familiar user interface expands the
availability of data in these line of business applications
to the “occasional user” who historically would not have
been trained on the customized client.
Reduce operating costs
Smart client applications can be centrally deployed and
managed, reducing overhead and strain on IT resources. By
relying on a local processor, smart client applications can
reduce the number of servers required to support an
application. Also, bandwidth requirements within the
business can be reduced by limiting the transmission between
smart client and server to only required data.
Create better user experiences
Smart clients can make use of local computer resources
(such as graphics acceleration cards), attached devices
(such as scanners), and local storage. This makes it possible for
software developers to create user experiences that are not
possible within the Web browser. These new applications
enable enterprises to differentiate their software and
solutions and to compete more effectively in the marketplace.
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Technology is a leading differentiator in the home healthcare market and a critical business need for us. NuSoft has been extremely professional and their deep knowledge of Microsoft CRM has greatly benefited our organization.
- Marvin AL-Khafaji
CEO/CIO Allegiance Home Healthcare, Inc.
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