Jargon Software - Progress Client Comparison Table

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Features and Benefits	Jargon ReaderX	Jargon Reader	WebSpeed (HTML)	Apptivity (Java)	4GL GUI (Citrix)	4GL GUI (WebClient)
Client UI stored in XML	X	X
DOM-Oriented (Document Object Model)	X	X
High-level abstraction of client UI	X	X
Java & ActiveX clients run same UI code	X	X
Open and extensible client UI language	X	X		X
Industry standard UI	X	X	X	X
UI Migration tools available	X	X
Clients use either WebSpeed or AppServer	X	X
No initial client setup required	X		X
All host side coding done in Progress 4GL	X	X			X	X
Rapid Deployment at dial-up speeds	X	X	n/a	X	X
Provides Windows look and feel	X	X		X	X	X
Scalability	X	X	X	X		X
Platform-independent client		X	X	X	X
Platform-independent host	X	X	X	X		X
Leverage existing 4GL business logic	X	X	X		X	X
Enforce separation of UI and business logic	X	X

Limitations and Restrictions	Jargon ReaderX	Jargon Reader	WebSpeed (HTML)	Apptivity (Java)	4GL GUI (Citrix)	4GL GUI (WebClient)
Restructuring of 4GL code required	X	X	X	X		X(1)
Initial client setup required		X		X	X	X
Large client footprint				X		X
Low-level client UI coding required			X	X	X	X
Significant deployment cost overhead				X	X	X
Existing "high-chat" code may run slowly					X	X
Experienced Java developers required				X
Limited GUI components and functionality			X
Limited programming capabilities on client			X
Limited support for high-volume data entry			X
Client must use WebSpeed Trans. Server			X
Client must use AppServer Broker						X
Windows client only	X					X
Windows NT host only					X
Heavy host resource load per client					X
Citrix licenses required					X

Notes:
(1). Restructuring not needed for N-tier applications where the UI and business logic are already separated.