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Siebel Mobile and Dedicated Web Clients

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The Siebel Mobile and Dedicated Web Clients contain user interface and business logic, and require installation of Siebel software on each users's computer. Both of these Siebel clients are Microsoft Windows clients, delivered through a Web browser.

The software installed on the user's machine for the Siebel Mobile Web Client and Dedicated Web Client is identical. However, the installer presents a subset of prompts if you are installing the Mobile Web Client.

Once the Mobile Web Client has been installed, you can modify the configuration file to allow the client to connect to the enterprise database (functioning as a Dedicated Web Client) or to the local database (functioning as a Mobile Web Client). As installed, the Dedicated Web Client can connect to either database (functioning as either a Dedicated Web Client or a Mobile Web Client).

These Siebel clients include a lightweight HTTP listener that listens on a dynamic port for HTTP requests from the local machine. Any requests from other machines on the network are ignored. Therefore, minimal security risk exists when the application is used on the network.

Siebel Mobile Web Client. This client is designed for local data access and does not need to be connected to a server. Siebel Mobile Web Client meets the needs of field professionals who do not have continuous access to a network. Siebel Mobile Web Client uses a local database on each mobile machine.

Periodically, the client must access the Siebel Remote Server (on a Siebel Server) using a local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), virtual private network (VPN), or modem to synchronize data changes with the Siebel Database on the database server and with the Siebel File System.

NOTE:  Siebel QuickStart is an agent that is preloaded on a mobile user's machine at startup and reduces the time required to launch the Siebel Mobile Web Client. For more information, see Siebel Mobile Web Client and Siebel QuickStart.

Siebel Dedicated Web Client. This client provides direct connectivity to a database server. It requires software to be installed on the client machine, but does not require a local database, Web server, or Application Object Manager on a Siebel Server.

Some operations are performed only by Siebel Server components. Functionality associated with many Siebel modules requires Siebel Server. For example, batch operations such as those performed by Siebel Assignment Manager require a Siebel Server. For more information, consult the documentation for the Siebel modules you plan to use, and see Siebel Server Administration Guide.

NOTE:  The Siebel Dedicated Web Client can connect to the Siebel File System in different ways. For more information, see the description of the FileSystem configuration parameter in Data Source Parameters.

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