• ZapThink estimates that the total market for RIA will grow to over $700M by 2011.
• Adobe is currently the biggest and most experienced RIA player, but it faces serious challenges on multiple fronts, most notably open source solutions and Microsoft, with its relatively new Silverlight technology.
• Since 2006, ZapThink has seen substantial contraction in the RIA component submarket, elimination of the extensions submarket, and consolidation and expansion of the RIA environments submarket.

Future Trends

• There is increasing demand for RIA capabilities in the enterprise, although people don’t identify the applications that leverage such capabilities as RIAs. Rather, RIA capabilities are features of many of those applications.
• As the line between browser-based and desktop-based applications blurs, and as approaches for abstracting functionality and information from user interfaces develop, other markets will eventually merge with the RIA market.

Table of Contents

1. Overview of the Rich Internet Application (RIA) Market
   1. The State of the Rich Internet Application Market
   2. Identifying RIAs
   3. Overview of the Market
   4. Qualitative Changes in RIA Market since 2006
   5. New RIA Market Motivators from 2009 through 2013
2. RIA Market Evolution
   1. The Decline of the RIA Component market
   2. Consolidation in the RIA Environments market
   3. Ambiguity in the RIA Extensions market
   4. Microsoft’s RIA Market Penetration
   5. Open Source Trends Impacting RIA Market
   6. Increasing Role of Data Access in RIAs
   7. Macroeconomic factors impacting RIA growth
3. RIA Market Survey Results
   1. End-User Interviews
4. RIA Market Estimates and Predictions
5. Conclusions
   1. Key Notes
   2. Figures

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Guest Expert Scott Caulk, Product Manager, IDV Solutions.

Listen to this Podcast and you will:

• learn about the role a self-service composite application plays in the enterprise
• understand what a situational application is
• Get an understanding of why location is an important visualization metaphor for situational applications.

Setting the Stage: ZapThink Analysts

ZapThink analysts Ron Schmelzer and Jason Bloomberg set the stage by discussing the business empowerment benefit of SOA-based enterprise mashups.

Next, Scott Caulk defines a situational application and places such apps into the SOA context. He then explains how situational apps and mashups relate to each other, and the role location plays in such apps. Finally, he discusses how IDV Solutions leverages SharePoint and the rest of the Microsoft environment to provide value to organizations with situational apps.

Featured Guest Expert: Scott Caulk

Scott Caulk, Product Manager, IDV Solutions.

Scott Caulk is the Product Manager for IDV Solutions and in this role is the primary messenger to and for the market as it relates to the Visual Fusion suite of products. Scott has 9 years of IT experience as a developer, project manager, and product manager. In addition to graduating with honors and earning an MBA from Michigan State University’s Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, Scott also holds a Master’s Degree in Education from Azusa Pacific University. He lives in Michigan with his wife and son.

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Guest Expert Ian Clemens, Chief Technology Officer and Cofounder, IDV Solutions.

Listen to this Podcast and you will:

• learn what an enterprise mashup is
• understand what it means for a mashup to be enterprise-ready
• Learn why location and visualizations are important for mashups
• Get an understanding of why Microsoft SharePoint makes for a good mashup platform.

Setting the Stage: ZapThink Analysts

ZapThink analysts Ron Schmelzer and Jason Bloomberg set the stage by placing the notion of enterprise mashups into the SOA context.

Next, Ian Clemens explains what makes a mashup enterprise-ready, why traditional portals fall short, and the role Microsoft SharePoint has in the world of data-centric mashups. Ian also explains the role of location and time for mashups, and differentiates between location-based mashups and traditional Geospatial Information Systems (GIS).

Featured Guest Expert: Ian Clemens

Chief Technology Officer and Cofounder, IDV Solutions.

Ian Clemens is the Chief Technology Officer for IDV Solutions. In this role, he spearheads the technical strategy for IDV’s products and services. Bringing over 10 years experience in the technology and consulting industries, he oversees research, development, deployment and system operations.

Prior to co-founding IDV Solutions, Ian formed and led the technology solutions group at Universal Map, the second largest publisher of geographic information in the United States. In this role, he headed up their Web-based mapping initiative, which focused on bringing businesses standards-based Web mapping tools using nascent XML standards. Ian holds a degree in Applied Mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and master’s degree in Christian Studies from Regent College, Vancouver, BC.

This ZapForum Podcast is presented as a 24.4 MB mp3 file. Running time: 26:44.
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