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RIA Knowledge Center

Welcome to the RIA Knowledge Center, your source for valuable information about Rich Internet Applications including Industry Analyst reports, white papers, articles and more. This page is updated regularly with updated vendor-neutral RIA news and analysis.

Business Case for RIA

Article

• The Business Value of RIAs
  

  PowerBuilder, March 2, 2008

  It's a "perfect storm" for Rich Internet Applications right now, just add up the factors...

Industry Analyst Report

• Integrate RIAs Into User Experiences
  This Forrester Report discusses how Rich Internet applications (RIAs) can enhance online customer experiences and provide compelling ROI. But many firms miss out on the benefits that RIAs can provide because they don’t include them within users’ flow and fail to link them to next steps. Find out how to utilize RIA's to enhance customer experience . A $379 value, Free for a limited time.

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RIA User Interfaces

Blog Posting

• Why a good designer developer workflow is important
  ZDNet, August 29, 2007, Why a good designer developer workflow is important

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Technology Comparisons

Article

• Learning Curl By Way of Java
  By Farokh Morshed, Curl Developer

  This is a short article on learning Curl by way of Java. It is not a direct Curl vs. Java comparison, but is intended to provide insight into the Curl environment for Java programmers that want to learn more about Curl.

Blog Posting

• The Pros and Cons of Adobe AIR (an Evangelist's Perspective)
  Rich Internet Application Mountaineer, September 4, 2007, The Pros and Cons of Adobe AIR (an Evangelist's Perspective).
• The Pros and Cons of Adobe AIR
  Ajaxian, September 3, 2007, The Pros and Cons of Adobe AIR
• Adobe AIR: 10 reasons to love it, 10 reasons to hate it
  Tim Anderson's ITWRiting, September 2, 2007 Adobe AIR: 10 reasons to love it, 10 reasons to hate it.
• AJAX, Flash, Silverlight, or JavaFX: Must We Choose?
  Virtualization, August 29, 2007, AJAX, Flash, Silverlight, or JavaFX: Must We Choose?

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White Paper

• Curl-Building RIA beyond AJAX
  This paper discusses how Curl can help enterprises build applications that go beyond the traditional limitations of web-based applications. Learn how to build RIAs that deliver the full fledged functionality of client/server applications with the flexibility and reach of web-based applications.
• Technology Study by Sonata
  Triggered by AJAX based popular websites like Google Map, YouTube and Flickr there is now a high demand for next generation Internet applications called RIAs. Surveys by leading research firms indicate that enterprises are taking a closer look at implementing RIAs as they foresee a direct or an indirect influence on their businesses. Enterprises that embark on RIA have a challenging task at hand – choosing the right RIA development platform. The decision is critical as there are many options, vendors and technologies in the market with varying degrees of support for RIA. Download the report to read more.

Use Case Scenarios

Customer Case Study

• Paisley - Complex Reporting and Visualization
  Paisley adopted Curl as the platform for developing its Paisley Enterprise GRC and Paisley GRC On-Demand solutions because it is ideal for creating business-critical, delivered applications. Read the full case study.

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