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<h4>Advantage of wims versus locally installed softwares</h4>
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<h3>Advantage of wims versus locally installed softwares</h3>
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  $tit No need of software installation and/or update by users.$titend
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  $tit No need of software installation and/or update by users.$titend
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     All installation and/or update of background software is done on the
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     All installation and/or update of background software is done on the
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     server side, which can be anywhere on the internet. On the client
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     server side, which can be anywhere on the internet. On the client
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     machine, only a common web browser is required (which needs not to be
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     machine, only a common web browser is required (which needs not to be
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     Because wims can use different (dedicated) software as backend engine,
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     Because wims can use different (dedicated) software as backend engine,
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     even several softwares for one application or one request.
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     even several softwares for one application or one request.
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<hr/><h4>Disadvantage of wims versus locally installed softwares</h4>
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<h3>Disadvantage of wims versus locally installed softwares</h3>
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  $tit Low speed of reaction.$titend
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  $tit Low speed of reaction.$titend
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     Because usually every wims response has to travel through internet.
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     Because usually every wims response has to travel through internet.
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     This will improve when internet speed improves.
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     This will improve when internet speed improves.
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     The html graphical user interface is not very suited for interactive
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     The html graphical user interface is not very suited for interactive
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     works.
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     works.
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<hr/><h4>Advantage of wims versus hand calculators</h4>
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<h3>Advantage of wims versus hand calculators</h3>
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  $tit Easier to use.$titend
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  $tit Easier to use.$titend
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     A html page used by wims for user interface is much more comprehensible
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     A html page used by wims for user interface is much more comprehensible
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     than any hand calculator.
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     than any hand calculator.
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  $tit (Much) more powerful. $titend
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  $tit (Much) more powerful. $titend
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<hr/><h4>Disadvantage of wims versus hand calculators</h4>
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<h3>Disadvantage of wims versus hand calculators</h3>
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  $tit Non-portability.$titend
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  $tit Non-portability.$titend
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     Wims is accessible only to computers connected to internet.
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     Wims is accessible only to computers connected to internet.
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<hr/><h4>Advantage of wims versus interactive web applications based
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<h3>Advantage of wims versus interactive web applications based
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only on java or javascript</h4>
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only on java or javascript</h3>
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  $tit More powerful and more versatile.$titend
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  $tit More powerful and more versatile.$titend
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     As wims can embed java or javascript programs in its applications, a
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     As wims can embed java or javascript programs in its applications, a
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     wisely designed wims application just extends the capability of java or
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     wisely designed wims application just extends the capability of java or
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     javascript. <br/>
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     javascript. <br/>
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     communication with supervisors, and much more (performance analysis,
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     communication with supervisors, and much more (performance analysis,
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     automatic intervention from supervisors, etc).
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     automatic intervention from supervisors, etc).
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<hr/><h4>Disadvantage of wims versus interactive web applications based
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<h3>Disadvantage of wims versus interactive web applications based
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on java or javascript</h4>
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on java or javascript</h3>
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  $tit Lower speed of reaction.$titend
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  $tit Lower speed of reaction.$titend
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     Because usually every wims response has to travel through internet.
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     Because usually every wims response has to travel through internet.
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     This will improve when internet speed improves. One can also use
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     This will improve when internet speed improves. One can also use
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     embedded javascript or java in a wims application, in places where
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     embedded javascript or java in a wims application, in places where