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4 webMathematica User GuideServer-Based ConfigurationThere is no software to buy, install, or maintain in order to use webMathematica sites. All endusersneed is a web browser and, for advanced features like interactive 3D graphics, a JavaRuntime Environment. This leads to significant savings over buying and maintaining user softwareand also ensures that every end-user always has the most recent version. An additionaladvantage is that webMathematica-enhanced websites can be accessed from many differenttypes of computers.Web TechnologiesThere are many people who are experts in working with servers and developing dynamic websites.They can choose from the many web technologies and tools to develop Mathematicarelatedsites. Thus, development is easier and the applications they build are more powerful.Areas of Use for webMathematicaThere are several areas of use for webMathematica. Some of these include web computation,education, publishing, research, and hobbyist calculations.Web ComputationA major use of webMathematica is to build online tools for computation and visualization. Anexample is webUnrisk, http://library.wolfram.com/explorations/webUnrisk/index.html; someexamples of webUnrisk are shown below.