Client applications

Client applications are built upon the component APIs or IBM NameWorks. These applications can communicate with server-side applications that are built upon the same framework.

You can use either API package to build applications that display a wide range of physical architectures, ranging from simple standalone solutions that operate on a single host platform, to more complex solutions that operate as independent processes on multiple networked host platforms, such as in a client-server environment. Two major types of client applications exist:

end-user applications

Applications that are built upon the component APIs or the IBM NameWorks package and are compiled to run on the user's machine.

client-side applications

Client-side applications that communicate with server applications that are built upon the component APIs or the IBM NameWorks package. For example, an IBM NameWorks Web server client that is built from the SOAP APIs.