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NearSide Server

The NearSide Server is, first and foremost, a web server that resides on the user's machine. All requests from the user's browser go through the NeasrSide Server.  There are both general and QuestGuide-specific advantages to having a local server.

General Advantages

• Caching: although web browsers do their own caching, a local server can add features such as compression.
• Proxy: this means that a number of convenience and security services can be applied, including cookie management, banner ad removal, and virus & bug recognition (JavaScript, ActiveX, etc.).
• Other services. (NEED TO FLESH OUT)

QuestGuide Advantages

• User click stream awareness: we know what the user is looking at and can use that in building evidence for a quest.
• Launch of local programs to provide user services (document analysis, etc.).