Online services is a term used to group together a wide
range of services that are delivered through the means of the
internet and a web browser.
The big advantage online services havce over traditional
computer software based services is there should be no installation
required. This means the service can be delivered to any
computer that has a web browser.
Online services are often offered as hosted services, this
reduces the requirement on the user to maintain any software, or
hardware. The service provider can maintain their systems
centrally and often offer a reduced cost service as a result.
Online services can reduce the administrative cost for a
business of running a system.