The need for web based applications is increasing every day. The ease of deployment on both the Internet and within a corporate intranet and the centralization of maintenance and data make web based applications the ideal solution for almost every business problem.
The cost of having custom web based applications created can be substantially reduced with the use of open source software. By eliminating the licensing and distribution costs associated with commercial software open source software makes possible many complex projects that small and medium size companies would otherwise not be able to undertake.
