Client performance

While the system administrator often has little control of the client-side of the electronic business network, you can use these recommendations to ensure that client devices are optimized for an electronic business environment.

Clients consisting of a PC with a Web browser often represent the electronic business component that administrators have the least direct control over. However, these components still have a significant effect on the end-to-end response time for web applications.

To help ensure high-end performance, client PCs should:

• Have adequate memory. Interfaces that use complex forms and graphics and resource intensive applets may also place demands on the client's processor.
• Use a high-speed and optimized network connection. Many communication adapters on a client PC may function while they are not optimized for their network environment. For more information, refer to the documentation for your communication hardware.
• Use browsers that fully support the required technologies. Moreover, browser support and performance should be a major concern when designing the Web interface.