The X-Appl browser is the world's first true web application browser.
Unlike normal web browsers that were created to only view web pages, the X-Appl browser was created to view web pages, as well as web applications.
In the same way that your PDF viewer automatically opens up when your computer receives an Acrobat (PDF) file, the X-Appl browser activates only when your computer receives a file that it understands. The X-Appl browser does not replace your existing web browser and it does not interfere with your normal browsing experience.
In short
* A normal web browser enables you view HTML pages
* A web application browser enables you to view HTML as well as WAML pages.
Web applications created for the X-Appl browser, look and feels like normal desktop applications. WAML files are Simple Text (XML) based files (unlike technologies such as Flash or Silverlight), and can be generated on-the-fly using almost any web server language.
Features and Benefits
Advanced security model
For increased security and Protection against malicious web applications, we extended the Internet Explorer "security zones" model with additional security settings. Each web site is automatically placed into a security zone based on its location and the current security settings of your web browser. Typical security zones are:
Simple to implement
Applications are based on an HTML like syntax with powerful extensions for Menus, Toolbars, etc.
Cost savings
Web applications let your developers focus on the task at hand without having to dive into the 鈥淣uts and bolts鈥?
Simpler support
Application updates are deployed 鈥榦n-the-fly鈥?to all users.
