The OpenEdge AppServer is a standards-based transaction engine that provides a reliable foundation for high-volume secure transactions, and user interface independence.
By partitioning applications and separating the business-processing logic from the user interface logic, you can access applications through virtually any interface. Centralized business logic then improves productivity by providing you with a single point to manage access to data and processes. Since the business logic executes separately from the application user interface, a wide variety of clients can be used to scale up to support aggressive growth strategies.
Figure 4. OpenEdge AppServer Technology
A few key benefits of the OpenEdge AppServer include:
Provides direct access to the same business logic from a wide variety of OpenEdge and common industry technology, giving you many options for how your application interacts with your end users.
Decouples the physical hardware location from your application, providing flexibility in setting up and maintaining your operating environment.
Supports asynchronous processing for faster application response time.
Ensures reliability by offering load balancing and failover Reduces hardware requirements by providing state management.
Provides direct access to the same business logic from a wide variety of OpenEdge and common industry technology, giving you many options for how your application interacts with your end users.