>>>>>Ah yes, I remember this.
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>>>>>Builds? That is so old-school. Dude I have 2 words for you... web apps.
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>>>>I use a web app every day (thankfully, not all day) and I find using it painful!
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>>>>Everything is at 1/10th speed, I have to switch to an edit mode to change something that is right in front of me, many things that could be dropdowns open a dialogue (more waiting, more useless mousing), navigating is hit-and-miss (sometimes my mouse's "Back" button works fine, other times that damned IE warning). And I do have DSL.
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>>>>How do your users enjoy the experience?
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>>>When redesigning our main Windows app to a Web app, I timed all of the main features (how long to bring up report x, how long to run report x, how long to go into edit mode on screen y) and ensured that all features were faster. Our app was also designed to look almost exactly like the original, so no re-training was needed. Some users didn't even notice it was web-based, othered than it looked a little different.
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>>Is it really "browser-based", running IN a LAN then?
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>Yes. Browser based. Server is outside on the internet.

So do they have to put up with "regular internet speed" or do you have some special 'pipe' to assure fast throughput?