(Rich Internet Application) A Web-based application that approaches the speed and elegance of a local application. An RIA may refer to a browser-based application that uses AJAX or another enhanced coding technique. It may also refer to a rich client application that does not run from within the browser (see rich client). See AJAX and Flex.
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- Are we "done" with rich Internet applications?
- Are we "done" with rich Internet applications?Rich Internet ApplicationOne issue to be considered is people like me who for security reasons, and to avoid distracting material, is to disable popups, Flash and Javascript. I run two browsers. The default which is called by email links is Safari with RIA switched...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Chrome's JavaScript poses challenge to Silverlight
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- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Are we "done" with rich Internet applications?
- This week I've been putting together slides and preparing for my talk at Web 2.0 Expo New York City. I'm doing one titled "Making Sense of Rich Internet Applications" so it's more of a general talk covering everything from Adobe's stuff, to Microsoft Silverlight, to the mobile world, and now...
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Google Chrome: A browser for RIAs and a Firefox Killer
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- Discussion threads 2008-09-02
- Google Chrome: A browser for RIAs and a Firefox Killer
- Google announced Google Chrome yesterday with a slick little comic and a bunch of good ideas about how to improve the browser. Even though I think everyone agrees that the shine of Google has worn off, if you picturd all of the things that should be in a Google browser,...
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- News to know: IE 8; iPhone password locks; SOA; Palm Treo Pro reviews
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: IE 8 Beta 2 ready for download Ed Bott: Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeover Gallery: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Mozilla Ubiquity: Is Mozilla building out a different kind of RIA platform?
- Mozilla Ubiquity: Is Mozilla building out a different kind of RIA platform?And this is why Mozilla is so important. MS wants to keep the standard webdumbed down, so you have to use MS only technologies for anything fancy. Mozilla will not let that happen!!But, the monetization issues are going to...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Mozilla Ubiquity: Is Mozilla building out a different kind of RIA platform?
- Ubiquity for Firefox from Aza Raskin on Vimeo. I watched the Mozilla Ubiquity video last night and it struck a chord. The crew over at Mozilla Labs is doing some very cool, forward thinking stuff. In the process, I think they're evolving what the browser is into...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Updated: Democratic National Convention site requires Silverlight and Move
- There was a lot of buzz around the fact that Silverlight was going to be use at the Democratic national convention for video my post here and off the heels of the Olympics, it seemed like a good thing for Microsoft to get into and I was really looking forward...
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- Olympics set the stage for Web tech fight
- The summer Olympic games provided the first battleground for a war between Microsoft and Adobe over the Internet's next big competition. SEATTLE--As the world's best athletes competed in Beijing, the summer Olympic games set the stage for a battle between Microsoft and Adobe over the Internet's next big competition....
- News items 2008-08-25
- 5 Photosynths that let you jump into another world
- Photosynth launched last week to a lot of fanfare and it's definitely one of the coolest things I've seen come out of Microsoft. It's also one of the more interesting RIA examples out there. It provides a really great user interface and a level of richness for photos that the...
- Blog posts 2008-08-24
- Demanding users: good news for RIAs, bad for "tech pros"
- I've always taken two things as given. One, RIAs provide a far better experience for every day users and make them more productive. Two, that it was difficult to convince companies to spend money on that kind of prodictivitiy. That's why I was interested to read about the opinion of...
- Blog posts 2008-08-23
- Gears' new GeoLocation API is very slick
- Gears' new GeoLocation API is very slickSeems like Gears is going to be a lot more than just an offline tool!!!This is going to be a channel to bring a lot of functionality into the browser.RE: Gears' new GeoLocation API is very slickYup, exactly. They're becoming a really interesting RIA-play...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-22
- Is 64-bit Flash support just around the corner?
- Is 64-bit Flash support just around the corner?Not so fast, JohnnyJavaFx could be a strong player on the RIA front which might bring a little life to Swing. On the server end, Java is still pretty entrenched especially in large scale enterprise apps running under *nix where Java is basically...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-22
- 10 reasons to love Silverlight and 10 reasons to hate it
- I won't add much commentary to Tim's excellent post up on the Register because I work for Adobe and I don't want to get into a bunch of nonsensical arguments about Flash versus Silverlight. But I will say that Tim Anderson is one of the very few tech journalists who...
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Flare data visualization library
- I've been playing with Flare, an ActionScript library for creating basically any kind of visualization you want from graphs/charts to interactive graphics. It's a great example of being able to use an RIA technology for exactly what it excels at - powerful graphics. What's great about Flare is that it's...
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- Coordinated Russia vs Georgia cyber attack in progress
- In the wake of the Russian-Georgian conflict, a week worth of speculations around Russian Internet forums have finally materialized into a coordinated cyber attack against Georgia's Internet infrastructure. The attacks have already managed to compromise several government web sites, with continuing DDoS attacks against numerous other Georgian government sites, prompting...
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
- Will the Olympics melt the Internet?
- Will the Olympics melt the Internet?Well...No one really watches the Olympics, so it won't be a test.ScalingThe Internet will be able to handle it... unless they use Twitter's servers.Umm...2006?The Internet didn't melt then.p2pusers already use p2p programs and they download a massive amount of GB/week of films, but the network...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-07
- Interactive video: Why the video tag won't cut it
- As we approach the Olympics we're seeing a lot of different experiences being created around video content. I was recently quoted in a Denver Post article about Silverlight being used as part of the Democratic National Convention and when looking at the Aurora project Techmeme discussionI thought it would be...
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Sun's fourth quarter solid; Growth in fiscal 2009 remains elusive
- Sun Microsystems on Friday reported fiscal fourth quarter net income of $88 million, or 11 cents a share, on revenue of $3.78 billion, down 1.4 percent from a year ago. Adjusted earnings in the quarter were $275 million, or 35 cents a share. However, Sun sees another tough year ahead....
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
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