INTERNET ACCESSIBLE DOWNLOADABLE SOFTWARE APPLICATION PROGRAM PACKAGES THAT COLLABORATE WITH EACH OTHER AND END-USERS TO PRESENT A CUSTOMIZABLE AND AN INTEGRATED WHOLE FOR USE IN INTERNET AS WELL AS INTERNET. SUCH PACKAGES ARE CAPABLE OF COLLABORATING WITH EACH OTHER USING PROTOCOL (S) DESIGNED FOR THEM TO PERFORM END-USER SPECIFIED BUSINESS LOGIC. END-USERS CAN INTERACT WITH THESE PROGRAM PACKAGES USING USER AGENT SOFTWARE (E.G., WEB BROWSER). FURTHERMORE, THESE PROGRAM PACKAGES CAN BE ASSEMBLED TO ACT AS AN INTEGRATED COHERENT WHOLE, WHICH AN END-USER CAN WORK WITH AS IF IT WERE A SINGLE PROGRAM PACKAGE. THIS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASES COGNITIVE LOAD ON USERS WHO MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO WORK WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT PACKAGES TO IMPLEMENT BUSINESS PROCESSES
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