Advantages for Your Organization

webMathematica solves the problem of how to create and distribute solutions to technical computing problems quickly in today's networked environment.

You can develop new applications rapidly without requiring developers to learn new skills or to write a lot of Java code for mathematical algorithms, graphics, and input and output.

Developers do not have to worry about session management and error recovery. webMathematica takes care of all aspects of development, letting your R&D personnel concentrate on solutions, not the implementation details.

webMathematica lets you build, test, and deploy specialized web services for computation and visualization at a faster pace and a lower cost than ever before.

Use webMathematica content to draw more visitors to your corporate website or to build an enterprisewide computational services infrastructure that lowers the initial investment and cost of ownership by streamlining deployment and maintenance of technical computing applications. webMathematica even enables you to deliver applications to mobile devices so that your field personnel always have access to the latest tools.

This section gives details on some of the specific benefits that webMathematica offers to your organization and your developers for integration with your IT system.

The three most immediate technical advantages for your organization as a whole are:

webMathematica provides a large library of Mathematica commands for web development. This allows you to build technical computing web services, including numerical, symbolic, and graphical applications that solve your daily technical computing problems quickly and easily. Also, Mathematica can import and export over 40 data, sound, and image formats, enabling users to process data online. To learn more about the benefits and features of Mathematica, see the Mathematica product pages.

Server-Based Computation

There is no software to buy, install, or maintain in order to use webMathematica sites. All that end users need is a web browser and, for some more-advanced features such as interactive 3D graphics, a Java runtime environment. This leads to significant savings over buying and maintaining user software and also makes sure that every end user always has the most recent version. An additional advantage is that websites enhanced by webMathematica can be accessed from any computer or web-enabled device in your organization.

Ease of Use

All that is needed to take advantage of webMathematica-enhanced sites is a web browser. All user interface elements are standard web GUI elements such as text fields, check boxes, and drop-down lists. This enables you to cut training time because your employees no longer have to learn different software applications. In many cases, no Mathematica experience is required.