A Web Application is a dynamic web site that is commonly structured into three tiers. Most commonly, a Web browser renders the first tier which holds the content and graphics [Presentation Tier]. ASP.NET enables dynamic Web content within the middle tier to generate this first tier. The database medium is the third tier or foundation of a web application [CyberOceans prefers MS Sql Server 2005]. The Web browser sends requests to the middle tier; those requests are serviced by making queries and updates against the database and generating the user interface and/or presentation tier content. Often, functionality is provided where the owner can sign into a web enabled administrative interface within same application and edit the content of the presentation tier to some degree. Knowledge of HTML or programming is NOT needed for the owner to administer the web application and alter the public facing presentation tier, unlike Static Web Sites.

A static Web Site, especially in the early days of the web, content was almost entirely static HTML and text documents. Knowledge of HTML, and sometimes Java Script, was needed to change the content/presentation.

In short, Web Applications empower the customer by not requiring the customer to become a programmer or pay a developer for changes/ongoing maintenance. Although web technologies do vary, ASP.Net offer the developer an array of advanced controls, frameworks and advancing technologies such as AJAX to build web applications that stand above the rest in intuitive design, efficient/fast rendering and security....providing a higher quality enterprise web application/web solution to the customer.