Rich Internet Applications (RIA)

is now an industry standard term, originally coined by Macromedia (now Adobe), which describes web based software applications that are delivered via a rich browser based client such as Adobe’s Flash Player, Microsoft’s Silverlight Player and/or traditional in-browser Javascript techniques (commonly referred to as AJAX).

Rich Internet Applications (RIA) increase usability and interaction, delivering a better experience to your audience. RIAs run in a web browser and transfer the processing necessary for the user interface to the client keeping the bulk of the data back on the server

Rich Internet Application (RIA) is a web application that has the features and functionality of traditional desktop applications. RIA typically transfers the processing necessary for the user interface to the web client but keeps the bulk of the data (i.e. maintaining the state of the program, the data etc) back on the application server.

Why Ansh Consulting?

Ansh Consulting is a market leading, UK web and software agency specialising in the design and development of Rich Internet Applications and Rich Desktop Applications using Adobe Flex, Adobe AIR, Ajax, Silverlight and other Microsoft technology platforms.

Our expert RIA developers are continuously building real world, line of business systems, which underpin the way in which our clients work, day in, day out.

Our experts of RIA can do more attractive projects for your business. We do work on JavaScript, DHTML & Ajax with ColdFusion, PHP, Ruby on Rails Framework and Adobe Flex/AIR. We have exemplified our skills in Rich Internet Applications therefore; you will get technology experts RIA professionals with us in a cost effective manner.

RIA Platforms we use

  • Adobe Flash, Adobe Flex, Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime)
  • JavaScript/AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)

Future of Rich Internet Applications:

RIA technology is the way forward for web based applications, and it is clear that given the industry wide support that RIAs will be a thing of the future and not a fad of the past. Adobe Flex and Microsoft Silverlight are gaining more and more support from the development community and every week new showcases are coming to market boasting about their highly intuitive, user centric and future proof offerings which are redesigning the way that the web and businesses in general operate.

Benefits of RIA

The emergence of new technologies such as Adobe Flex , Microsoft® Silverlight and AJAX not only take performance management to the next level, but also enables the user to benefit from ‘rich’ UI and enhanced performance at the same time. These technologies facilitate the users in various ways:

  • A technology widely known as ‘no-refresh’, where the transition from one set of information to another is instantaneous and visually more appealing.
  • Offer users a richer, more engaging experience.
  • Keep pace with users’ rising expectations.
  • No major installation required. Updating and distributing the application is an instant and automatic process.
  • Users can use the application from any computer equipped with an Internet connection regardless of the operating system running on that computer.
  • Web-based applications are generally less prone to viral infections contrary to the desktop applications.