About Siebel Web Clients

A Siebel Web Client is a browser in which you run Siebel Business Applications, accessing data and services by way of one or more servers. The Siebel Web Clients allow users to access information managed by Siebel applications.

The main Siebel Business Applications client type covered in this book is the Siebel Web Client. This client runs in a browser on the end user's client computer. The browser must support HTML5 and be W3C-compliant. Additional client functionality is supported through software such as Desktop Integration Siebel Agent.

Using HTTP, the browser connects to a Siebel Application Interface over the Internet. Through the Siebel Application Interface, the Siebel client connects to a Siebel Application Object Manager component on a Siebel Server, which executes Siebel application business logic and accesses data. Data is accessed from the Siebel database and can also be accessed from other data sources using virtual business components and a variety of integration methods.

Only the Web-based user interface of the Siebel Business Applications architecture resides on the client computer.

For more information about the Siebel Web Client and about Desktop Integration Siebel Agent, see the Siebel Installation Guide for the operating system you are using, Siebel System Administration Guide, and Desktop Integration Siebel Agent Guide. For information about deploying Siebel applications in the browser, see Deploying Siebel Open UI. See also the Certifications tab on My Oracle Support.