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About Deployment Modes for Siebel Web Clients

There are two fundamental modes of deployment for a Siebel Web client:

The user interface characteristics of Siebel eBusiness Applications, and the experience of your end users, depends greatly on the interactivity mode in which you deploy your applications.

NOTE:  For information about which Siebel applications use each of these deployment modes, refer to System Requirements and Supported Platforms. For information about configuration issues for deployment modes, refer to Siebel Tools Reference.

To deploy Siebel clients, software prerequisites and configuration requirements must be considered for each deployment mode.

Each mode provides performance and usability characteristics that may offer advantages for a given environment. In choosing the appropriate deployment mode of the Web client, you must carefully consider the target users of your Siebel applications, and carefully evaluate the requirements applicable to your deployment choices.

You must coordinate all of your deployment activities—those described in this book and those described in related books such as Siebel Server Installation Guide. The deployment requirements for client machines must correspond to your target user characteristics.

Table 6 describes the basic differences between the two deployment modes. The sections that follow provide additional information about each mode.

Table 6.  Comparison of Standard Interactivity and High Interactivity Modes
Feature
Standard Interactivity
High Interactivity
Support for broader variety of browsers
X
 
Uses JavaScript technology
X
X
Uses ActiveX technology
 
X
Uses Java technology
 
X


 Siebel Web Client Administration Guide
 Published: 18 June 2003