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Servoy offers two main client options and any application developed in Servoy can be deployed to either client without the need for any rewrite. Horray!

The Smart Client provides a Client-Server setup, where applications assume the native look and feel of the client operating system.

The Web Client provides a dynamic browser experience enriched by AJAX technology, CSS and HTML. Developers are never required to author their own markup, client-side Javascript or AJAX (Of course they can if they want) .

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Servoy provides a powerful Application Server which brokers connections between clients and back-end resources. This architecture is far more favorable to the 2-tier architecture used by most 4GL tools, where clients connect directly to back-end databases. An application server offers the following advantages over a 2-tier setup.

• Greatly reduced load on the back-end databases.
• Increased performance
• Increased Scalability
• Increased Security
• Ability to operate over a WAN (Wide Area Network)
• Data Broadcasting: The ability for all clients to see real-time data changes, a feature unique to Servoy.

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