ZapThink: RIAs Based on Ajax, Flash, and Java Will Supplant Static Web Applications and Portals
ZapThink – July 27, 2006

Demand for Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) and more sophisticated user interaction is increasing dramatically, and enterprise spending on RIA applications will surpass $500 million by 2011, according to ZapThink. The analysts say enhancements to six types of business applications are helping drive RIA spending: high-transaction and event-driven Internet applications, next-generation portals, enhanced business intelligence solutions, application modernization, and Service composition or “mashup” solutions.

In a new report, ZapThink describes RIAs as providing an end user experience that combines the experience that users are most familiar with in desktop and client/server applications — such as rich graphical user interface, responsive performance and highly interactive functionality — with the scalability, distribution, and manageability benefits that Internet applications provide.

“Users today increasingly demand more from their online user experiences,” said Ronald Schmelzer, founder and senior analyst with ZapThink. “The convergence of SOA and Web 2.0 are leading organizations to retire their static Web pages and inflexible portal applications. Today’s set the bar for user interactivity higher than ever before, and expect their online exper

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