Smart Client is a new paradigm of applications that combines the benefits of rich and responsive user interface that is traditional to client-server application with the manageability and deployment benefits of a web application.

Smart-Client Architecture makes a very efficient use of local resources by incorporating a portion of the business logic and data on the user’s machine. This provides great performance, responsiveness, and reduces unnecessary network traffic. Smart Client applications also make use of any local hardware devices (printers, scanners, barcode readers, etc.) and software solutions (Microsoft Office, Accounting, Payroll, etc.) As a result, a user’s productivity is increased, data entry errors are reduced, and training cost are diminished.

Smart Client applications are not restricted to a desktop or a laptop environment. By leveraging the full and compact.NET frameworks, Smart Clients can be designed to run on a broad spectrum of client devices, including desktop PCs, Tablet PCs, and handheld mobile devices such as Pocket PCs and Smart Phones.

The fully supported functionality to allow users to work in a disconnected environment with no effect on application responsiveness and usability is yet another reason why many businesses gravitate toward the smart-client technologies. This is a must for business applications that support remote sales forces of sales representatives in the field that are occasionally connected. Smart clients are optimized to work efficiently in low bandwidth or high latency network conditions or when connectivity is intermittent.

The Logic Spectrum team of experienced software developers has vast, hands-on experience with cutting-edge Smart Client technologies that leverage the .NET framework, such as CAB (Composite Application Block) developed by Microsoft's Best Practices and Standards division. Utilizing such powerful frameworks allows Logic Spectrum not only to build superior Smart Client applications, but to do it in extremely restricted timeframes.