Benefits of a Web Application

Hi,

We have a desktop application written in MS Access (front end) and SQL Server 2000 back end. I am currently putting forward a business case for rewriting the front end as a .NET web application. The user base for the existing application is 500+.

There are obvious technical benefits in using .NET (such as having a proper OO language). Could somebody assist me in coming up with other benefits?

Thanks,

Kabir
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