Advantages of using the web browser to
facilitate the user interface
n Screen layout is largely carried out by the
browser (e.g., you can tell the browser “start
table”, “start row”, “start cell”, <contents>,
“end cell”, … instead of having to specify the
detailed layout of the table)
n Secure internet communication (SSL) is
included "for free"
n Any kind of client machine can be used (PC,
Mac, Sun, …)