I have just came across the term "Rich Internet Application" ,
popularly know as RIA.
The concept was first introduced by Macromedia and since then there
has beenno looking back. RIA gave a new dimension to end user
experience , introducing the concept of "desktop application" in
traditional software applications.
It aims to drastically cut down the response time and make the
application more user friendly.
Some of the popular technologies which support this are AJAX( used in
Google Maps),Google Web Toolkit, Adobe Flex...
I am evaluating Adobe Flex which is a development kit for RIA based on
the flash platform.
I have just started the task and would be posting details of the same
as i go forward.
Any comments on Flex/RIA will be highly appreciated :) .
Thanks,
Aditi