A prospective vendor or operator of ALI applications among others may consider these competing products:
Excel or Email (Microsoft and others) - Improvised tools like spread- sheets are a good starting point for the fast development of an ALI application. It then will have the advantage, that inconsistent data and work procedures are avoided. In addition it will be more convenient and more flexible with even increased professionalism of the affected work procedures.
Lotus Notes (IBM), Sharepoint (Microsoft) - A prospective ALI deve- loper will need from one to three months to become perfect in modeling, generating and operating ALI applications. They will not require training beyond manuals that come along with the product. Even far reaching changes of an ALI application they will then be able to launch at a days notice.
End customers can have product changes be carried out at com- parably little costs. Licensees can obtain a share of profits of the ALI VEB corporation in compensation for their contributions to the ALI system, if they like.
"The ALI Way" is a holistic concept for developing and operating web applications. These web applications support professional work procedures of small businesses.
Here, the most important questions regarding the ALI way and the ALI system are answered briefly: