As time goes by Web applications are becoming more and more deeply embedded in business activity. They assume strategic roles and constitute a vital, critical element in the daily processes of modern organisations. A significant outcome is that business continuity has now come to rely directly on the availability of applications.

The ability to monitor, analyse and act on events is imperative for organisations that operate in a world where differentiation often turns out to be transient or short-lived. Business agility cannot exist without the support of efficient application architecture, combining both performance and security.

Security in this context has to address the aplication, its use and accessibility. In other words it has to provide the level of confidence that enables applications to fill the strategic role decision-makers expect and also allows users to utilize them without misgivings.

Bee Ware adresses this new challenge with the concept of Secure Web Enabled Delivery, a model that provides the platform for organisations to safely adapt to the new market requirements and remain agile.

However, just as a secure approach is not achieved in a single day, technology alone cannot provide all the answers. Real security can only be sourced through a quality process, one that is based on a cycle of step-by-step, continued improvement.

The Trusted Application seal was created by Bee Ware as a mark of this quality-driven approach. The seal bears testimony to the commitment of Website proprietors to security, a commitment that is very concretely based on work instructions, technology and guarantees.

While all organisations great or small are concerned by the quality process, the solutions appropriate to each necessarily differ. Factors such as budget, product technicality and ease of use condition the choice of a solution, but the main criteria are linked to the deployment model used for Web applications. Bigger organisations generally opt for their own Web server, whereas SMEs for the most part resort to using a web hosting service.

Bee Ware technological solutions have been developed to cater for this dual demand: a packaged product offering, standalone and ready-to-use, as well as a service offering supported by a shared architecture and available via a subscription model with no added investment.