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About the Siebel Application Interface

Siebel Application Interface enables communication between Siebel Web Clients and Siebel Servers. Siebel applications are a family of Web-based applications that users access through a standard Web browser. Several components work together to deliver the applications to end users:

• Siebel Web Client. The Siebel CRM client that runs in the browser on the end user's computer and connects to the Siebel Application Interface.

  For information about other Siebel clients, see the applicable documentation. For example, for information about the Siebel Mobile applications, see Siebel Mobile Guide: Connected and Siebel Mobile Guide: Disconnected.

• Siebel Application Interface. A program that communicates with the Siebel Web Engine (which is part of an Application Object Manager component, such as Call Center Object Manager) on the Siebel Server and with browsers run by users of Siebel CRM.

  For Siebel Application Interface installation instructions, see Installing Siebel CRM. For Siebel Application Interface configuration instructions, see Configuring the Siebel Application Interface.

• Siebel Web Engine (part of Application Object Manager on Siebel Server). The Siebel Web Engine is part of the Application Object Manager component on the Siebel Server, such as Call Center Object Manager. The Application Object Manager provides access to Siebel CRM data and logic.

For information about the hardware and operating systems supported for Siebel CRM, see the Certifications tab on My Oracle Support.