When deploying applications and/or data on the Internet, you should consider several factors aside from the distribution of resources. For instance, how important is security? We recommend that you encrypt your data files if you are going to deliver them over the Internet. This applies to Acucorp Vision files as well as SQL databases. Encryption will provide an extra layer of security over and above the firewall your organization employs. Option 3 includes some security measures to ensure that your users are safe from hostile programs that may be run by the plug-in. The other options do not provide their own security per se.
Performance is also important. You need to consider how your users will react to response delays if you begin Internet deployment. Applications usually do not respond as quickly over the Internet as they do in local implementations. Several options allow users to choose between local and remote processing. Others let you, the developer, make the call. The bottom line is that you must prepare your users and select only acceptable applications for Internet deployment.
Finally, reliability is a factor. In Internet configurations, you have layers of software between layers of hardware -- many components that are beyond your control. Things can go wrong. If this is a truly mission-critical application, you will need to consider redundant systems and investigate other methods of ensuring 24 hour a day, 7 day a week availability.
The good news is that there are dozens of companies providing solutions to just these problems. You are one of millions of organizations addressing real business issues over the Internet.